1.   The government tried to avoid direct attack by surrounding the island and starving out the rebels.

2.   And the water surrounding the island is pristine, so blue it almost gives off a neon glow.

3.   For the first time in Maine history, the lobster grounds surrounding an island have been declared off limits to all who are not islanders.

4.   Nearby were dozens of boxes of the brightly colored snappers caught by day boats along the dropoffs between the shoals and the deep water surrounding the islands.

5.   Next week, companies from both countries can start bidding on exploration rights to six areas of sea surrounding the islands.

6.   Parsons found that the floating debris surrounding the island is essential to the health of the bird community.

7.   Seas surrounding the island looked like a muddy pond from silt stirred up by the storm.

8.   The effect is like a pale green pool surrounding dark islands of herbs.

9.   The spill is now seeping into the Sakhalin natural drainage system and running into the rich salmon and crab grounds that surround the island.

10.   The water surrounding the island is pristine, so blue it almost gives off a neon glow.