isolated system

[ ī′sə-lā′tĭd ]

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See closed system.

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How to use isolated system in a sentence

Isolated lesbians learned that there were other women like them via books whose covers aimed to titillate heterosexual men.
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There were no deaths on scheduled commercial aviation flights in 2014, in a system that operates 68,000 flights a day.
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She fills her characters up—strong women beating back against a sexist system—with so much heart.
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A hundred ultra-wealthy liberal and conservative donors have taken over the political system.
The 100 Rich People Who Run America|Mark McKinnon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“Stay in formation,” a sergeant from the ceremonial unit said over a public address system to the cops along the street.
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Sweden excluded British goods, conformably to the continental system established by Bonaparte.
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As Spain, however, has fallen from the high place she once held, her colonial system has also gone down.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The reformers of the earlier period were not indifferent to the need for centralized organization in the banking system.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Accordingly, the question "How far does the note issue under the new system seem likely to prove an elastic one?"
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Thanks to Berthier's admirable system, Bonaparte was kept in touch with every part of his command.
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