It was once a prosperous place, surrounded by a stone wall.
For the first time in modern history, a unified Germany is a peaceful, prosperous nation surrounded by allies in the heart of Europe, and not a troubling powder keg.
Altman is often described as a misogynist, a criticism that stems perhaps from his reported womanising, but resides more in his catastrophically smug late film Dr T And The Women, starring Richard Gere as a prosperous gynaecologist surrounded by demanding and adoring womenfolk.
Cowen's clear on this point: there will be a small minority of very successful and prosperous individuals, surrounded by an impoverished "shanty town" majority.
Even with stable borders, old animosities may linger, prejudicing the vision many Israelis cherish of a future living in prosperous community with surrounding states.
Why does America remain deeply involved in a conflict best managed by the prosperous and populous surrounding states?
The seat of a metropolitan bishop, Árta is a prosperous agricultural city surrounded by groves of orange, lemon, and citron trees.
Napa and Sonoma, which are as close as you get to our definition of what constitutes the good life — you know, prosperous beautiful communities, surrounded by big buckets of wine — Napa and Sonoma burn in the course of hours.
1.1 Objectives Laser Tag will create a "stand-alone" Laser Tag facility that will provide a unique form of entertainment to Prosperous County/MyTown, Ohio and other surrounding communities.
Just after noon on Monday, a corner of the sludge reservoir broke, sending the goo into the surrounding countryside, turning four prosperous, picturesque villages into red-tinged towns out of science-fiction horror films.
