1.   Just getting away from the madding crowd proves to be a major feat on the most crowded island on Earth.

2.   Moles floated like islands on both temples.

3.   The large patches of green mold on its dark gray walls look like islands on a dry, concrete sea.

4.   We shall be skirting the island on our way.

5.   Col. Dsir Desi Bouterse in Drietabbetje, a town on an island on the river Tapanahony in eastern Surinam.

6.   Inside is a circular canal enclosing a small island on which was built a fine pavilion with domed halls and a central fountain.

7.   Anti-Castro protesters were expelled from the island on Tuesday amid heightened security precautions.

8.   As the group crosses the island on dogsleds and skis members will be responsible for their own gear.

9.   Before considering a family vacation of my own, I had traveled to the island on several reporting assignments.

10.   Across the river at MIT, all the dorms once had dining halls -- sociable islands on a campus with legendary academic pressures.