Sentence examples for some islanders from inspiring English sources

That means the officials living on the mainland make decisions about the island, decisions that some islanders say are ruining their way of life.

Until 1879, Okinawa constituted an independent Ryukyu kingdom, and some islanders still talk of the islands and local culture as Ryukyu, rather than Japanese.

Several business owners on the island said they have detected an atmosphere of anti-gringoism among some islanders, as well as resistance to off-island investors by the mayor of Vieques, Dámaso Serrano.

Some islanders, like Mr. Ekstrom, wish less were auctioned and more kept on the island.

Some islanders were determined to die.

Some new friends were Rangers fans, some Islanders enthusiasts.

But some islanders have grown weary of the mania.

Some islanders on the front lines were even nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

After the trial Tom Christian was shunned for years by some islanders.

The hidden side of such dreamy existence, though, can be the isolation some islanders feel.

Some islanders fly to Hilo just to buy the shop's aloha wear and Haiwaiian collectibles.