But to do so was to accept failure and to increase his isolation.

The intensification of fighting in Yugoslavia has increased its diplomatic isolation.

After the sentencing, her father quit his job and further increased the family's isolation.

To increase his isolation, not even his guards may speak to him.

Later people commented that this likely increased his emotional isolation.

If they don't, we can work with allies to increase their isolation.

But this sort of thing increases its isolation.

That would only increase their isolation from ordinary Iraqis and reinforce perceptions of them as foreign occupiers.

But we owe no support to policies that increase Israel's isolation and injure American interests.

His policies have made Yugoslavia an international outcast, and his re-election is certain to increase the country's isolation.