islands
Example Sentences
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That makes it all the more strange that the Brits are moving forward with a deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, where Diego Garcia is located, to the country of Mauritius.
Under the deal, which the US backed last year, the UK would transfer sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius and lease back a joint UK-US military base on the largest island, Diego Garcia.
From BBC
In 2021 a United Nations court ruled that the UK had no sovereignty over the islands, a decision which eventually led to negotiations over this deal.
From BBC
This included taking Tate on holiday to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands to celebrate both of their birthdays - which are two days apart - in November.
From BBC
Svitlana, an engineer in Ukraine before the war, has completed an HNC engineering course at University of the Highlands and Islands Moray, an opportunity she is very grateful for and one she wants to build on.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
