Sentence examples for islands receive from inspiring English sources

As both immigration and extinction are strongly affected by island size (larger islands have more habitats so that more species can survive) and degree of isolation (very isolated islands receive less immigrants), islands tend to have fewer species than similarly-sized patches of land on the mainland.

A ten-year average of satellite determined precipitation showed that at least 30 percent of the annual rainfall in the northern Philippines could be traced to tropical cyclones, while the southern islands receive less than 10 percent of their annual rainfall from tropical cyclones.

The islands receive periodic visits from small fishing vessels from Indonesia and the Philippines.

About the 14th century ce the southern islands received an influx of Samoans, and soon thereafter the islanders adopted a gerontocratic style of government (i.e., based on rule by elders).

For instance, we used to think islands received colonists through a one-way flow of diversity from overflowing continental systems.

A dry season alternates with a wet season, with the eastern sides of the islands receiving more rainfall because of the prevailing northeasterly trade winds.

Art Reyes, a retired Navy senior chief logistician who ran on a platform that proposed building bridges among the islands, received only 51 votes though he waved campaign signs last week along rural highways on Oahu.

In 2014, 5926 among the 8497 registered Madrassa students in 30 communities on Unguja and Pemba islands received health education and participated in interactive behavior change exercises about schistosomiasis.

Due to its small size, only a few islands received significant effects from the hurricane.

Upon its release, "Islands" received critical acclaim from music critics, many of whom praised Croft and Sim's vocal delivery.

Upon being classified a tropical cyclone within the Azores, a few islands received minor rainfall and high winds.