"Exclusion is at the end of a complicated chain that often begins with poverty and the lack of education, involves the criminal justice system, the penal institution and often ends in isolation, bitterness and disfranchisement."

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

You could be placed in medical isolation if someone you traveled with on a plane is suspected of having swine flu.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

The visit has been welcomed as a positive change in Washington's Burma policy, from one of isolation to engagement.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

The incident brought international condemnation, the beginning of the regime's diplomatic isolation and annual demonstrations in South Africa that often were violently suppressed.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

As in many developing countries, poor transportation and geographical isolation hamper efforts in Papua New Guinea to assess the extent of the various infections.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

The meetings were the highest-level U.S.-Burma dialogue in 14 years and part of Washington's move from a policy of isolation to engaging the military government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05