One of the most startling elements of Cronin's writing is his willingness to jump time: The Passage's opening thunders along at a popcorn-movie pace until it halts, leaping forward 93 years to the quiet desolation of an isolated colony sitting in the ruins of what was once the US.
"Somebody who knows nothing about Islam is much easier to attract," Filiu said, explaining that Islamic State recruiters contact "an isolated teenager sitting at his screen".
Instead of sitting isolated in a parking lot, the stadium will be tucked into the urban fabric, just as buildings surround a Baroque square.
She also claimed she had found her son sitting alone, isolated from other pupils.
I would sit in the library at school, read newspapers, and say to myself, "It's such a big world out there, and I'm seeing so little of it sitting here isolated in this library in Kingston".
I feel exactly the opposite of isolated when I'm sitting in the office finishing up work for the weekend, and one quick glance at Twitter allows me a glimpse into the opinions of my co-workers across town, or how people are celebrating the approval at the Stonewall Inn in NYC.
With an indictee of the ICC riding so high, the court looks isolated as it tries a sitting head of state for the first time.Messrs Kenyatta and Ruto face long prison sentences if convicted.
Sitting still — just sitting!
Kronke's appointment would seem further to isolate Usmanov, who is now sitting on a stake worth $234 million but continues to pick up shares as they become available.
Subjects were sitting in an acoustically isolated room with dimmed lights in front of a TV monitor surrounded by a uniform luminance field of 5 cd/m2.
They're a bit isolated so there isn't a doctor sitting round the corner to ask.
