1.   Always appealing to tourists for its great weather, its picturesque Victorian houses and its Sybaritic spirit, the island has lately become a little, well, touristy.

2.   And the islands have become extraordinarily fertile farmlands.

3.   As the Yellowstone island becomes smaller, the prognosis for the big bear becomes gloomier.

4.   A main reason the islands have suddenly become the focus of such attention is that surveys have suggested there may be huge petroleum reserves in nearby waters.

5.   All that matters is whether the island should become a US state or remain a US commonwealth.

6.   But the island is becoming more readily accessible, and anthrax sludge is beginning to leach up through the sand, said one recent visitor here.

7.   But with the continued shrinking of the sea, the island is becoming more readily accessible.

8.   During World War II, the island became the site of fierce battles between Japanese and Australian forces.

9.   His island has become overwhelmingly white, in the form of a celebrated resort largely controlled by giant corporations serving affluent vacationers and Northern retirees.

10.   Many people in Croatia claim that the farther south in the Adriatic you go, the more beautiful the islands become.