In a more conventional offense, the point guard is called upon to beat his man off the dribble in a one-on-one (or isolation) situation and penetrate to the basket for a pass or a shot.

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One population of mammoths lived on in isolation on Russia's remote Wrangel Island until about 5, 000 years ago.

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For instance, Anthony's game usually relies on isolation, which is a one-on-one style.

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What we have here in Portland is a bunch of not-quite-overlapping creative communities operating on a fairly high level, but somewhat in isolation from one another.

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Additionally, they've created fewer isolation plays for Anthony, who's gone one-on-one just 21% of the time, a steep drop from 35% in December.

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For hour upon hour I tramped in splendid isolation - and this in one of the most densely populated regions on Earth.

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When women think about careers in science and technology, they may wrongly believe the career would be one of isolation and lack of human contact, envisioning a lone scientist working in a lab or on a computer.

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