Through sixteen months of near isolation and chronic anxiety, she had relied on ritual to save her sanity.

In January 1988, she was diagnosed with Graves disease and twelve months of near isolation, and has been undergoing treatments of radiotherapy and surgery on the eyes.

Fortunately, the near isolation of Camp Floyd kept interaction to a minimum, as troops stayed on or near their base.

In an illustration of Gaza's near isolation, the Israeli military announced Tuesday that it was upholding its ban preventing students from Gaza from studying in Israel.

Without treatment, a person with avoidant personality disorder may become resigned to a life of near or total isolation.

Even now the Mediterranean is saltier than the North Atlantic because of its near isolation by the Strait of Gibraltar and its high rate of evaporation.

The mess hall was, otherwise, completely empty and I'd never realized how much it echoed until I had to walk the whole length in near isolation.

Instead, King focused his attention on good relations with the United States and on greater independence from Great Britain, moving into a position of near isolation.

But to the Chinese authorities, Ms. Gao's activities were tantamount to spying for Taiwan, and after being detained for more than five months in near isolation, she was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Romania's near total isolation was further underlined at the congress in a series of attacks on perestroika.