Word: insularly
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...wish she would have talked about how realistic an insular judiciary is," said James R. Stovall, a first-year law student...
...Onofrio says while growing up she enjoyed the neighborhood's insular nature...
...Republican Governors were generally holding fast for Bush. It helps that they have nowhere else to go; but they had been bracing for this anyway. For several weeks top Republicans, including Michigan's John Engler, had been quietly complaining that the Bush campaign has been too secretive, too insular, too resistant to taking outside advice. Bush himself had expressed impatience with the way the Iron Triangle of Hughes, Rove and campaign manager Joe Allbaugh had limited access of ideas and people but never took any step to open things up. "This is a colossal f___up," said a Bush adviser...
...dirty, overcrowded and coldly oppressive, the country town where Alice and her family live through most of the film is portrayed as spacious and fresh. However, the truth about city and country life are shown to lie beneath the surface, as it is only in the isolated, insular town community that she could be so harshly accused of child abuse. When Alice and her family move to the city at the end of the film, it provides the independence and anonymity she needs in ways the country town could...
...very much is an insular sport. Granted, part of that there is a pretty high barrier to entry in the U.S. with most squash courts being in private clubs. But once you're inside, it's a real community. During the most intense of matches, opponents will still tip their racquets for nice shots...