Sentence examples for isolated act from inspiring English sources

Police have been trying to establish whether the Brussels attack was an isolated act by a "lone wolf" or whether the killer belonged to a radical Islamist network.

Similar municipal revolutions occurred in 26 of the 30 largest French cities, thus assuring that the capital's defiance would not be an isolated act.

The rebellion of the state boys was less an isolated act -- though D'Antonio narrates the residents' climactic takeover of one building and the fateful consequences for those involved -- than a way of being.

A new poll in the Washington Post/ABC showed a shift in attitudes, with a majority, albeit slim, now viewing the shooting not as an isolated act but part of society's wider problems.

The ministry spokesman, Qin Gang, said at a regular briefing in Beijing that Google's move was an isolated act by a commercial company, and that it should not affect China-U.S. ties "unless politicized" by others.

The top fugitive being sought in the Daniel Pearl case was identified today and described by Pakistani officials as a man closely linked to a web of Muslim militants in Afghanistan and Kashmir, reflecting the view of authorities here that the killing of Mr. Pearl was much more than an isolated act.

Yes, of course there are unacceptable levels of gun violence and isolated acts of homegrown terrorism.

"These appear to be isolated acts of violence," said Sgt. Brian Burke, a police spokesman.

"They do not appear to be isolated acts of bad actors".

But, as Pierre Krähenbühl, the director of operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross, told a news conference in Geneva recently, the abuse at Abu Ghraib represented more than isolated acts.

At the same time quasi-government institutions are seeking credit ratings so they too can issue debt.These are not isolated acts.