Sentence examples for islands lost from inspiring English sources

France was given settlements in Senegal and Tobago, but Britain recovered other West Indian islands lost during the war.

Between overhunting by humans and destruction by invasive mammals, the islands lost more than 40% of its bird species.

A hijacking that shows terrorism still pays Mayhem and the spice islands Lost at sea in the Philippines Sri Lanka's new killings ReprintsMr Niyazov's dismal economic record has nevertheless left the capital, Ashgabat, basking in a mirage of wealth.

A hijacking that shows terrorism still pays Mayhem and the spice islands Lost at sea in the Philippines Sri Lanka's new killings ReprintsEven if the army manages to restore some semblance of peace, it will have contained only part of the problem.

A hijacking that shows terrorism still pays Mayhem and the spice islands Lost at sea in the Philippines Sri Lanka's new killings ReprintsHopes that Mrs Kumaratunga would win over the opposition to a common policy on peace talks are also waning.

Whether the starry night or extraterrestrial beings, the mystery of life itself or life after death or any of the uncertain boundaries between reality and resolute yearning, it is unknowns that populate history with gods and heroes, monsters of the deep and chimeric islands, lost paradises and the elusive El Dorado at the end of greed's rainbow, not to mention Martians.

Spain recorded a similar fall between January and June, with airports on Lanzarote (down 19.1%) and Tenerife (down 17.8%), two popular holiday islands, losing more than most.

With many of the poorer and smaller islands losing services, jobs and seeing their younger generations leave for the mainland, there are fears that their populations will gradually decline, leaving ghost villages and tourist ghettos.

About half of the island lost power and many lost water service.

The island lost more than 100 houses to Katrina.

Long Island lost hundreds of people when the World Trade Center collapsed.