island
Example Sentences
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Kramer said the strain on independent businesses could have a knock on for tourism on the island.
From BBC
Japanese and Chinese coast guard ships have confronted one another near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, while last week Japanese authorities seized a Chinese fishing vessel.
From BBC
The oil dearth also threatens to deal a fatal blow to tourism, the island's second source of foreign income after doctors.
From Barron's
For example, Norwegian’s peers have had success bringing in new customers to cruises through their private islands.
But that would require understanding the concept of “strategic ambiguity” toward the island of 23 million free people.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.