1.   The island is facing a mass exodus of its young people.

2.   The move followed warnings that the island would face a severe water shortage if further development continued.

3.   Over the years, she came to see the challenges the island faces as similar to those faced by the U.S.

4.   Over the years, she came to see the challenges the island faces as similar to those faced by the United States.

5.   The island faces south, so the waves are usually gentler than at many ocean resorts.

6.   But the island faces major difficulties in buying submarines and other advanced weaponry from countries fearful of roiling China.

7.   He cautioned that the island could face competition from the Thai islands of Taratau and Adang which also have a rich marine life.

8.   He said small islands face a variety of environmental hazards, including abandoned ship wrecks that are not removed from their shores.

9.   The island faces the Sea of Japan, where a South Korean tanker sank last Thursday night after hitting a reef.

10.   The Mediterranean island has faced more than two decades of violence, largely by separatists seeking independence from France.