21.   Many Christians fled to the surrounding countryside and remote offshore islands, some settling in the farming area of Urakami, then outside the city.

22.   Patches of oil have come ashore on several offshore islands but not the main island, where floating booms have been installed against the slick.

23.   Scientists believe the sand originally came from offshore islands and was transported by strong winds.

24.   Smaller waves were subsequently recorded on other offshore islands.

25.   Taiwan has aplogized for the shelling, which occurred during anti-aircraft firing practice on the offshore islands of Quemoy.

26.   Taiwan has apologized for the shelling, which occurred during anti-aircraft firing practice on the offshore islands of Quemoy.

27.   The government is also building a new airport on an offshore island.

28.   The high winds and driving rains also caused power cuts in Brittany and forced cancellation of ferry services to at least one offshore island.

29.   The plane had been carrying the vacationers from an offshore island.

30.   Washington, meanwhile, congratulated Taiwan on the election, but pointedly reaffirmed U.S. policy against officially recognizing the Chinese offshore island.