Sentences with phrase «reach the island on»

You can reach the island on foot as the waters are naturally shallow.

The aim of this short section is to reach an island on the horizon while avoiding mine, jagged rocks and enemy boats.

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Western Australians opted to spend their free time travelling within the state last year, with Rottnest Island visitor numbers reaching their highest on record between July and December.

With ongoing communications outages across the island, a team at Starbucks is continuing to work on reaching out to all of them to make sure they are safe and receiving the support they need, said Ross Goldstein, Starbucks director of regional operations in Latin America.

«It may be playing out in the Pacific on islands that have already reached the point where they can not live there anymore.

And many families are still struggling to reach their loved ones on the island.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)-- A spiraling Puerto Rico debt crisis reached a new milestone as the island missed nearly $ 370 million on a bond payment Monday and officials warned of worse to come if the U.S. Congress doesn't help it dig out from a mountain...

A church in the United Arab Emirates has expanded its services to reach natives on the island of Ras al Khaimah (RAK).

A church in the United Arab Emirates has expanded its services to reach natives on the island of Ras... More

Reached at a motor home park in Providence, Rhode Island, Store spoke of the surge of support he's seen in recent months — the 60 like - minded people (including someone who works for Homeland Security, he boasted) who joined his small crew on the Mall in Washington, and the hundreds who gathered in Times Square in New York.

Born on the same day, May 9, 1975, on the same island, they have both conquered long odds to reach not one but two pinnacles of amateur basketball.

I reached for the remote — it was marooned on the distant island of an ottoman — but my index finger fell an inch short.

New footbridges will connect Clark Island to West Island and West Island to the west bank of the river, letting residents park on the west side and use the bridges to reach the facilities on the east side.

Ever since this page announced plans to help the Chicago Children's Museum find an ideal home, many Tribune readers have nominated a site that belongs high on any list: A new museum in the northern reaches of Northerly Island, south of the Adler Planetarium, could anchor a wealth of cultural, educational and recreational activities.

Furthermore, it's a very densely populated country, so you're always near a hospital should you need one (and there are «birthing hotels», for those who live in apartments with only stairs, or on an island, or some other hard to reach place).

By the time we reached our destination we were entirely enchanted and knew that one night on this island would by no means suffice.

In the first weeks of life, we kept our baby in arm's reach on a blanket on the dinner table as we ate and on our kitchen island as we prepared our meals.

The BBC's Ed Thomas has matched the image released by French police with a photo on the arrival papers of man who reached the Greek island of Leros on 3 October.

With some Democrats believing Suffolk County party chairman Richard Schaffer is in cahoots with the Republicans, Cuomo has begun personally reaching out to potential state Senate candidates on Long Island, county Dems and Republicans say.

The circuit - breaker unavoidably delivers bigger average savings to downstate suburbanites than to upstate homeowners, as reflected in the governor's estimate that the average savings will reach $ 1,200 on Long Island, compared to $ 781 upstate.

(His fellow GOPer, Long Island Rep. Peter King, was a sponsor of the bill and voted «yes» after taking it on the chin from Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner when members of his conference refused to provide sufficient support to reach the majority's two - thirds requirement back in July).

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers reached an agreement on fiscal year 2017 - 18 budget on Friday, forging a path toward legalizing ride - hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate New York and Long Island.

McMahon, whose Staten Island district represents the only New York City - area district within reach for Republicans, is among the most well - funded freshman members — he's raised $ 1.5 million to date and had more than $ 1 million in cash on hand through the end of the first quarter.

They share their stories of trying to reach family and friends on the island.

On Long Island, a race that appeared to have been out of the reach of Democrats is still gaining some NYSUT support.

Rep. Steve Israel, a Long Island congressman and head of the DCCC, has also felt compelled to heap praise on Cuomo, repeatedly calling him a «rock star» and lauding him for reaching out to moderates and independents who could prove crucial in tight races on Nov. 6.

Wood interrupted attorney G. Robert Gage as he spoke on behalf of the Long Island Republican to ask why the father did not reach out to his many friends to help find his son a job rather than use his position to extort companies.

Velazquez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress, said she shared in the despair of those who have been unable to reach relatives on the island, noting that days after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico she has still not had success in getting hold of her family.

With some Democrats believing Suffolk County party chairman Richard Schaffer is in cahoots with the Republicans, Gov. Cuomo has begun personally reaching out to potential state Senate candidates on Long Island, county Dems and Republicans say.

Speaking from a packed high school auditorium in the South Bronx, Mark - Viverito proposed a far - reaching overhaul of Rikers Island to bring it to the point of closing down and a plan to scrap old warrants from New Yorker's records — policies that could put her ahead of Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration on justice reform and in direct conflict with the city's powerful correction officers» union, the court system and the police department.

With the personal involvement of Governor Andrew Cuomo, chaos for LIRR commuters was averted on Thursday as the MTA and union officials reached an agreement on a deal averting a Long Island Rail Road strike.

Success currently operates in four boroughs and Moskowitz has an ambitious target of reaching 100 schools within the next decade, which prompts the question: Why are there no Success Academy schools on Staten Island?

---------- With some Democrats believing Suffolk County party Chairman Richard Schaffer is in cahoots with the Republicans, Cuomo has begun personally reaching out to potential state Senate candidates on Long Island, county Dems and Republicans say.

New York City reached a settlement with the family of Eric Garner on Monday, agreeing to pay $ 5.9 million to resolve a wrongful - death claim over his killing by the police on Staten Island last July, the city comptroller and a lawyer for the family said.

«I think the status of the Republican Party on Staten Island has reached a new low tonight,» he said.

Speaking to his assembled supporters at the Grand Plaza banquet hall in Staten Island, and flanked by former Congressman Michael McMahon and Staten Island Democratic Party Chairman John Gulino, Mr. Gentile congratulated his GOP opponent on his victory, though he said he had yet been able to reach him by phone.

Hurricane Maria reached Category 4 levels when it slammed into Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017, wiping out power for nearly all the island's three million residents and causing billions of dollars in damage.

A secretary to the elder Mr. Paterson, who owns a home on Long Island, said he could not be immediately reached.

In the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn, the mayor has yet to reach an agreement with Councilman Brad Lander on a large - scale project that would include some rent - regulated housing and two luxury condo towers at the site of the former Long Island College Hospital.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Staten Island residents on Saturday protested against the toll on the Verrazano - Narrows Bridge, which has now reached $ 15.

A newly formed group — WNY for Grand Island Toll Barrier Removal — has attracted 3,100 Facebook followers in less than a month and just reached its first goal: To garner 1,000 signatures on an online petition calling for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to «tear down the tolls.»

To that end, new evidence supports a theory that some experts once considered unlikely: namely, that the forerunners of Madagascar's modern mammals reached the island millions of years ago by drifting from the African mainland across the Mozambique Channel on giant rafts of vegetation ripped from the shore and launched out to sea by violent storms.

Evidently a relief expedition will promptly be sent from the Falkland Islands or Argentina to rescue the main party, left on Elephant Island, and it is to be hoped that succor will reach these gallant men in time to prevent more suffering.

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In this study, scientists evaluated high - resolution satellite imagery to track the distribution and abundance of polar bears on a small island in northern Canada in an attempt to develop a tool to monitor these difficult to reach populations.

As the wolves have died off on the island — only two remained during last year's winter study — the moose population has tripled in the past decade, reaching about 1,600 in the 2017 survey.

Carried out on Ashmore Reef (tropical) and Macquarie Island (Sub-Antarctic), the research found that the ever - increasing precision provided by drones, along with the ability to survey hard - to - reach populations, may mean that wildlife monitoring projects move from traditional methods to drone technology.

Once he has reached the Rothera Research Station of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on an island off the Antarctic Peninsula, he and his science crew will fly about 1,000 kilometers into western Antarctica.

Now, looking to capitalize further on the islands» high winds — which can reach more than 100 mph during storms — SEV has established a new wind park named Húsahagi, right outside the capital of Tórshavn.

Scientists estimate that if Wolbachia - infected mosquitoes reach 80 percent, they could eliminate cases of dengue fever on the island.