Sentences with phrase «small islands of»

The court described Tsilhqot» in Nation as «semi-nomadic» and allowed proof of occupation based on regular and exclusive use of sites or territory, instead of a narrower approach that would result in «small islands of title surrounded by larger territories where the group possesses only Aboriginal rights....»

Spread across a few small islands of the Indonesia archipelago is a strange, prehistoric, species of giant lizard.

The third option comes in at $ 937,000 and includes four houses and the small islands of Eilean Mor, Eilean Beag and an unnamed tidal island.

Even a few small islands of the LiveRoof Deep or Maxx System interspersed among expanses of the LiveRoof Standard System (4.25» of soil), can enhance biodiversity and provide a unique aesthetic quality.

The Scottish Government has backed a plan to build 10 one - megawatt tidal power turbines in a strait between the small islands of Islay (pronounced «Isla») and Jura off the West coast of Scotland.

Read a policy brief summarizing the findings specifically for the small islands of the Eastern Caribbean (PDF: 3.6 MB)

They are true skeptics that know the incompleteness of the knowledge, and try to find and extend the small islands of knowledge in the huge ocean, while the skeptics think that everyone follows the second model and that they are in the vanguard, when they emphasize the holes in the «Swiss cheese» model of knowledge.

10/7/15 — In a significant shift detailed in the New York Times, many environmentalists are now arguing that conservation must work on a larger scale, focusing not on preserving single species in small islands of wilderness but on large landscapes and entire ecosystems, and on the benefits that nature provides to humans.

Self - contained, small islands of electric generation, storage and distribution inside the existing grid — microgrids — could be the next big thing in electricity.

She writes about the art of the small islands of the Eastern Caribbean, and has presented papers in academic conferences world wide.

Even the area is not as wide as other regencies inBali, Klungkung covers small islands of Nusas such as Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan.

Here a family is snorkeling around one of the small islands of the underground rivers of Xcaret.

The small islands of Burano and Murano are not to be missed.

Most valuable was the tissue sample from a 15 - year old Stage - 3 retina with distinct regions of varying disease severity (Fig. 4B): Small islands of relatively normal appearing retina (Fig. 4B1) were surrounded by large areas of advanced retinal degeneration with loss of both rod and cone photoreceptors (Fig. 4B2).

Small islands of relatively normal appearing retina (B1) are surrounded by severely degenerated retina characterized by the loss of photoreceptors and ONL thinning (B2).

Cats usually have small islands of thyroid tissue scattered in other locations in their bodies.

Fun while it lasted, but only small islands of excitement among the ocean of day - to - day mundanities that is SO - 27: We spent most of our time dealing with illegal traders, copyright infringements and fraud.

Unfortunately, these small islands of potential are wasted amidst a sea of shamefully mediocre supporting players and direction that was consumed with being clever instead of good.

part of that is an owner and board who put their profits way above the performance of the team but it is also a manager who conforms to the wishes of the board (and for all I know may have an ownership stake as well) by putting their short term interests above the long term performance of the team as a result the team itself has become corrupted by the regime through insufficient investment in upgrading the team (all the more damaging as the environment in which the team operates has become increasingly competitive) with ocassional panic acquisitions to meet minimal (but ever diminishing) performance targets to keep fans on board the result is a massively unbalanced team of overpaid compliant players who have been around for too long, inexperienced (and also overpaid) young players who have not cost the club much (or anything) and small islands of quality players..

We will risk this for the same reason that Zephaniah, Isaiah and Paul were willing to risk a wild and joyous song when they could so easily have sung sadly in the shadows that surrounded their small islands of fragile personal joy.

They are satisfied if they can create a few small islands of Christian life, leaving the future radiation to the Holy Spirit.»

Students on the small island of Caye Caulker had stopped showing up for class.

Goose Island, the smallest island of the three, is the first predicted to be completely submerged - before 2050 (Figs 3 and 4)- regardless of the RSLR scenario (linear, low, mid, or high) chosen.

With help from law firms that specialize in offshore tax shelters, the company canvassed multiple jurisdictions before settling on the small island of Jersey, which typically does not tax corporate income.

The question becomes then, do we love the small island of knowledge more or do we care to sail the «sea of infinite mystery»?

Here, with a few exceptions, usually in some of the smaller islands of the Pacific, Christians have been in the minority.

Four years ago this very week, my own story began to intersect with the small island of Haiti when I stepped off a plane in Port - au - Prince to the sweltering heat of midday.

Edited by Molly S. Wales — Photos by Dry Creek Kitchen Recipes: Parsley and Garlic Crusted Quailwith Heirloom Tomatoes Marinated Vegetables for the Grill Renowned chef Mark Purdy's education began early, on the small island of Nantucket where he and his brother caught blue fish at the beach down the street from their summer home.

A mom from California, Cristal Logothetis, was heartsick to see families and young children losing their lives in an effort to reach the small island of Kos off the coast of Greece after fleeing Syria.

After Hurricane Maria hit a week ago, residents on the small island of Vieques off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico were so cut off that the only way they could reliably contact the main island was through a ham radio a resident rigged up on his own.

In the wake of World War II a deadly neurological disease plagued the small island of Guam.

Celebrated in art (such as the 19th - century engraving below), the tale persisted, unproven, until the 1980s, when archaeologists diving off the small island of Takashima found copper coins, metal helmets, and arrowheads dating to the 13th century.

Michael Haslam of the University of Oxford and his team conducted their dig on the small island of Piak Nam Yai in Thailand, one of the islands where these monkeys live and use stone tools (see video above).

The Lance sailed east and around 80 kilometers from the small island of Hopen moored next to a large expanse of pack ice on May 2.

Caleuche Chasma is named for the mythological ghost ship that travels the seas around the small island of Chiloé, off the coast of Chile; according to legend, the Caleuche explores the coastline collecting the dead, who then live aboard it forever.

This phenomenon has been named the Central Park Effect because of the surprisingly large number of species found in New York's Central Park, a relatively small island of green within a metropolis.

Four to watch in 2014 Kauai's GMO rules: A big fight erupted on the small island of Kauai when the county council required agribusinesses to disclose use of pesticides and genetically modified crops.

From Chilean lore, it is named after the mythical ghost ship that sails around the small island of Chiloé, off the coast of Chile, where it collects the dead to serve as crew.

Direct observation of the origin of a new putative species occurred during field work carried out by Rosemary and Peter Grant, Princeton University, on the small island of Daphne Major for 40 consecutive years.

From Mendocino, California, to Hawaii, from rooftops in New York City to the small island of Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

The movie recounts the summer of 1969 on the small island of Chappaquiddick off of Martha's Vineyard.

The small island of land upon which the shabby dwelling stands represents all that is left of the Crane estate.

While imprisoned and fearing for his life, Townsend «conjured up the vision of a formation of honking Canada geese flying over a small island of loblolly pines and wild asparagus» to calm himself.

This month promises to be stressful, so my daily blog post here will be an small island of comfort and sanity.

The town of more than 17,000 residents includes the smaller islands of Prudence Island, Patience Island, Hope Island and Hog Island.

On the small island of Saint Kitts in the Caribbean, she attended Ross University Schools of Veterinary Medicine.

3) A small island of hair which may grow from the corner of the eye next to the nose, may act as a wick and tears will then overflow.

Situated on the small island of Lošinj, the retreat uses its natural surroundings to promote a harmonious and peaceful atmosphere.

The view of the coast is very beautiful, overlooking to the black sand beach and small island of Nusa Penida and surrounded by clove plantation and the rice terraces.

Born on the small island of Azores Archipelago, Portugal, Vanda always dreamed of exploring the world and taking a stab at living in a big city.