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islands

noun as in land surrounded by body of water

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At Glasgow Caledonian and the University of the Highlands and Islands, the Scottish share is more than 95%.

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The lowest pay was for a typical graduate in art and design from the University of the Highlands and Islands, on £15,300.

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Earlier in the week, Ragasa ripped through the Philippines' remote northern islands, leaving towns flooded, thousands displaced and at least eight killed.

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The remote Batanes or Babuyan islands, where Ragasa is forecast to make landfall, are home to about 20,000 people, many of whom live in poverty.

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The Highlands and Islands MSP claimed the incident happened in front of security and other parliamentary staff, after the pair had clashed over the scheduling of a summit to discuss "out of control" seagulls.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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