Limb regions were isolated by four transverse cuts through the trunk, one above and one below each pair of limbs.

But those questions have not penetrated very deeply into Serbian society, which the world kept isolated through sanctions and travel bans.

They became isolated during a glacial period in the centre of North Island, and through volcanic activity, more than 90,000 years ago.

Genes can be isolated through genomic libraries and used on human cell lines or animal models to further research.

That is believed to occur when a population becomes reproductively isolated either through geographic, genetic or behavioral changes.

A fire can be isolated from its fuel source, for example through firebreaks or fireproof barriers.

That means working for young people who are at risk, or are isolated from the general community through circumstance, language, geography or culture.

Mr. Hussein has largely isolated himself in the Arab world through his provocative behavior.

The settlements are isolated during the eight winter months, March through October, when brutal weather makes air travel all but impossible.

Their location, while bringing huge benefits to the region through fisheries and tourism, means they find themselves isolated through a tyranny of distance.