Sentence examples for insular mind from inspiring English sources

In the insular mind of many Americans, global terrorism could be mathematically simplified into an equation: over one billion Muslims equals ISIS.

John L. Allen Jr.'s defense of Pope Benedict XVI's handling of sexual abuse cases ("A Papal Conversion," Op-Ed, March 28) perfectly reflects the insular, narrow mind-set of the Vatican as described in "At the Vatican, Up Against the World" (Week in Review, March 28).

Ministers first have to decide what kind of power Britain aspires to be: become a more or less insular country minding its own business, or remain some kind of global force able to intervene in far-flung parts of the world Civil servants have drawn up three broad categories for the national security council to consider today.

What fascinated me, someone who lived briefly in Japan as an eager undergrad more willing than able to penetrate the insular culture and mind boggling language, was how Adelstein overcame that powerful linguistic barrier that acts to separate the gaijin (literally outsider) from the real Japan.

So, in defense of his peace of mind and insular way of life, Mr. Schubert has contrived a brilliant scheme.

Leicester's success under Ranieri will go down as one of the greatest achievements in sport, never mind the insular world of English football, and as the mind wanders forward to Saturday evening's home game against Everton and the moment when Wes Morgan steps forward to pick up that 25kg Premier League trophy, the obvious question to ask is how on earth have they done it?

Looking at the struggle to fit into society by teenagers who fled a fundamentalist Mormon sect, the FLDS Church in Colorado City, Ariz., led by the notorious Warren S. Jeffs, a polygamous self-appointed prophet now in prison for rape, the film shows young men trying to recover from their indoctrination into an insular subculture of forced marriages, mind control and ritual humiliation.

Though not explicitly autobiographical, this film is deeply personal, and while the nature of cinema is very much on its mind, it rarely feels insular or self-conscious.

Beatrice is a small, insular town, and once people's minds are made up it is all but impossible to change them.

With Brexit in mind, some point to an insular mindset, mixed with an imperialist complex.

With their hippie chic, Holland freed the minds - and manes - of an insular sport, yet if they had not made it there would have been no Total Football, no pom-poms and pomposity, no instant friendship between football and the cerebrum, no empowerment for future generations of Dutch players.