The insularity of England was preserved by the English channel. From LearnThat.org.
So sometimes that first period of insularity is not. From Wordnik.com. [A Conversation with Edwidge Danticat about The Dew Breaker] Reference
Henninger: Well, insularity is hardly the word, Paul. From Wordnik.com. [Rust Belt Resurgence] Reference
So do you think this cultural ignorance, or this insularity, is the Achilles heel of the American empire?. From Wordnik.com. [Our Imperial Imperative] Reference
"insularity" -- that insufferable feeling of superiority of which English people are so often guilty. From Wordnik.com. [Stray Thoughts for Girls] Reference
CONNELLY: There tends to be a certain kind of insularity to the liberal movement in this area. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 4, 2004] Reference
And 'insularity' wasn't meant to describe your blog specifically - but the culture of this THING that's been happening. From Wordnik.com. [Argument and monologue] Reference
But such insularity is foreign to Art's nature. From Wordnik.com. [Cultural Appropriation] Reference
Muslim 'insularity' is not entirely of the Muslims 'own making, contrary to what Mitra might like us to believe. From Wordnik.com. [Countercurrents.org] Reference
"insularity" is common to 'big' countries, I guess. From Wordnik.com. [China vs USA] Reference
England was made to realize that her insularity was gone. From Wordnik.com. [Opportunities in Aviation] Reference
At first it's just to flee Southie's oppressive insularity. From Wordnik.com. [Bearing Witness] Reference
Such insularity will affect the storytelling in the new show. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Teicholz: Is Los Angeles Ready for its Dose of Law & Order] Reference
Until the end of her life, a certain insularity clung to Kate Lee. From Wordnik.com. [The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"] Reference
The insularity can seem to take the form of an almost puppy-love closeness. From Wordnik.com. [The Secrets of His Succession] Reference
Will Mr. Obama chose insularity over outreach and partisanship over leadership?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's Mystifying Strategy] Reference
It seems to me that on all of these points, the problem is more than insularity. From Wordnik.com. [2009 Chicago Auto Show: Calling on the industry to embrace change] Reference
In retrospect Watergate was no surprise in light of Nixon's paranoid insularity. From Wordnik.com. [Vatican Chooses to Prey on Rather Than Pray for Children] Reference
In the end, insularity becomes inertial, feeding on itself to create ever more isolation. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Bush's Bunker] Reference
In the process, the town's isolation and insularity could lead to a genetics-driven renaissance. From Wordnik.com. [The Gene Rush] Reference
I am happy to feel that responsible Congress men in Natal are above such pettiness and insularity. From Wordnik.com. [A REPLY BY ALBERT LUTHULI TO MR. JORDAN K. NGUBANE�S ATTACKS ON THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, JUNE 5, 1956] Reference
This insularity exposes Washington types, of all political stripes, to shocks from the hinterlands. From Wordnik.com. [Washington Disconnected] Reference
"" We suffer from insularity and parochialism, '' explains one exasperated regional business leader. From Wordnik.com. [The Tropical Joys Of A Single Currency] Reference
Professor Flamm begins by explaining how England has been protected for centuries by her insularity. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
But for now, the backtrackers rule -- and Iran's economic insularity mirrors its diplomatic isolation. From Wordnik.com. [IRAN: THE ECONOMY: A FUTURE LESS BRIGHT] Reference
The trend reflects a broader shift away from the traditional Japanese values of insularity and conformity. From Wordnik.com. [A New Look For Japan’s Musicians] Reference
"Kim's platform sounds like a return to the days of nepotism and insularity, and that would be an embarrassment.". From Wordnik.com. [A New Lord Of The Rings] Reference
In case of milk co-operatives the insularity was provided by a strong leadership that was committed to the cause. From Wordnik.com. [Gujarat Milk Mess] Reference
There are ominous signs of the possible triumph of a deadly Saxon insularity, but there are other signs that give us hope. From Wordnik.com. [The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship] Reference
To break the old habits of insularity and groupthink, the embrace of modernity that started with Vatican II must begin anew. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman’s Place Is In The Church] Reference
At 54, Hanson, a Dubuque native, has been part of a small band that has worked for decades to end the city's racial insularity. From Wordnik.com. ['CAN WE GET ALONG?'] Reference
Other internationalists said the attacks would end America's post-cold-war insularity, increasing sensitivity to far-off places and events. From Wordnik.com. [The New Face Of America] Reference
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