1.   Ringed by mountains cut by two-lane winding roads, it has no rail lines or airports.

2.   The Heber Valley is a pastoral spot ringed by mountains.

3.   Beyond the immediate devastation was a magnificent valley ringed by mountains that seemed carpeted with brown velveteen.

4.   Distant mountains ringed the dale like paternal paladins.

5.   In Beirut, a marine battalion was assigned to protect an airport ringed by mountains.

6.   Ringed by mountains, the town has a quiet, informal feel, trails through the mountains, and blocks of remarkably preserved merchant houses and sake breweries.

7.   But getting it to the remote area, ringed by mountains and blanketed in snow, was proving a formidable challenge.

8.   But getting it to the remote area, ringed by mountains and blanketed in snow, is proving a formidable challenge.

9.   But getting it to the remote area, ringed by mountains and blanketed in snow, is proving a logistical nightmare.

10.   There is no radar at the airstrip and mountains ring the area making it dangerous to attempt a landing without good visibility, they said.