6 sentences with 'isolation'
Example sentences and phrases with the word isolation and other words derived from it.
• « Chris had been kept in isolation in a sterile environment for two months to prepare him for surgery, and it was time for Dr. Epstein to show what could be accomplished with modern equipment, a lot of self-confidence and a lot of nerve. »
• « Despite the coincidences," Moody points out, "the results of isolation research do not provide a satisfactory explanation for near-death experiences. In the first place, the various mental phenomena produced under conditions of isolation cannot be explained by any theory. To invoke these studies to explain near-death experiences would be to substitute one mystery for another. »
• « Egypt's relative isolation meant that it had never needed to develop more advanced weapons, a fact that the Hyksos were able to take advantage of, belatedly bringing the large-scale use of bronze with them. »
• « In the mid-nineteenth century, the word socialism came to be used more broadly to describe several different movements that had hitherto been considered in isolation. Their common factor was the idea that material goods should be held in common and that producers should keep the fruits of their labour, all in the name of a better, happier, healthier community and, perhaps, a nation. »
• « Because of the isolation created by the armed conflict, journalists fax questions to their foreign correspondents in order to get international reaction. They forward the answers to their colleagues in Zagreb, Croatia, who in turn relay the information to Sarajevo via the amateur radio network. »