offshore island

collocation in English

meaningsofoffshoreandisland

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offshore
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌɒfˈʃɔːr/us
/ˌɑːfˈʃɔːr/
away from or at a distance from ...
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island
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.lənd/us
/ˈaɪ.lənd/
a piece of land completely surrounded ...
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(Definition ofoffshoreandislandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We are anoffshoreislandof anoffshoreisland.
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We are anoffshoreislandoff anotheroffshoreisland.
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Is it anoffshoreisland?
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We have been so used to being anoffshoreisland.
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We cannot remain anoffshoreislandwith our huge population.
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Does he appreciate the problems of anoffshoreisland?
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If they do not, the alternative is that we remain as a decliningoffshoreisland.
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It is a pretty miserable sort of rôle to be asked to defend anoffshoreisland.
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We have known what it is to have anoffshoreislandwhich may be very troublesome.
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Without that network, we should literally be at sea—anoffshoreislandwithout any negotiating rights.
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That is not a bad record for a small,offshoreisland.
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It could end with our country anoffshoreislandwith no inhabitants.
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That concern is shared by the vast majority of people who inhabit this smalloffshoreisland.
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Are you advocating that the country should remain anoffshoreislandtotally cut off from everywhere?
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We know what we stand for, but it is no good being a shrinking littleoffshoreisland, not playing a positive part in the game.
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I am quite sure that we should be false to all our traditions of the past if we chose to remain anoffshoreisland.
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It is anoffshoreisland, but it does not have the advantage of the oil, gas and coal reserves that we possess.
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And he went on to say that if we do not make this dash for freedom we should remain a down-at-heel,offshoreisland.
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It is difficult to describe the impact of living on a smalloffshoreislandto someone who does not share that experience.
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It would be absurd if we, as anoffshoreisland, were to be deprived of the opportunity to take part in collective, corporate negotiation.
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They might be joined by a few adjuncts from places such as my city, which sometimes tends to function as anoffshoreislandto the metropolitan establishment.
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