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  • The state-owned oil company's Hong Kong-listed unit, Cnooc Ltd., said late Monday that leaks were found in an undersea natural-gas pipeline that serves an island-based terminal near the southern port of Zhuhai.

    Cnooc Pipeline Leaks Called a Blow to Track Record Wayne Ma 2011

  • To summarize the beginning of the plot for you, briefly: The maniacal Joker breaks out of Arkham Asylum, the island-based mental high security prison just off the coast of Gotham City, where all of the lunatics that Batman has fought over the years are held.

    REVIEW: Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009

  • Score an old-school Hawaiian shirt from the island-based company founded in the 1930s.

    Chilling Out in Oahu 2010

  • The Governors Island Preservation and Education Commission, known as GIPEC, imposes stringent regulations on island-based activities in the spirit of protecting the landmarked historic site and ensuring the safety of workers and public whose activities surround its many condemned structures.

    Lauren DiGiulio: International Art on Governors Island: Watermill Center teams with Dutch for performance festival 2009

  • Analysts have predicted that the island-based carrier will move quickly to exploit the opportunity, which also removes the need for it to hold any stake in Virgin Atlantic.

    SIA Delays Stake Decision 2007

  • I also understand that there has been a lot of island-based entertainment over the past few years.

    Tune In, Turn On, Veg Out 2006

  • We have been able to grow this industry to the point where it currently includes 32 island-based companies with annual sales of close to $100 million.

    My Canada - Today and Tomorrow 2004

  • He later wagered his money on the American rights to a new type of television format, then dangled the island-based show in front of the networks.

    CNN Transcript Apr 18, 2004 2004

  • This buzz is for you: Meanwhile, look in the news pages later this week about how island-based Del Papa Distributing Co. is celebrating 100 years.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • This buzz is for you: Meanwhile, look in the news pages later this week about how island-based Del Papa Distributing Co. is celebrating 100 years.

    The Daily News - News 2010

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