41.   Since then, Japanese patrols repeatedly have had to block reporters and lawmakers from Taiwan and Hong Kong from reaching the islands.

42.   The coast guard has forcibly blocked past attempts by activists from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to reach the islands.

43.   The group could not immediately reach the island for fear of being battered on the rocks.

44.   The Diao Yu Tai is expected to take three days to reach the islands.

45.   The French Ministry of Defense would not comment on when the troops would reach the islands.

46.   The team hoped to reach the islands of either Sardinia or Corsica by Friday - behind their original schedule.

47.   The tropical wave should reach our islands later tonight.

48.   They left quietly, posing as fishermen, and expected to reach the islands in five days, it said.

49.   This system is not expected to reach the islands.

50.   Turkey has threatened military action to prevent the missiles from reaching the island.