The total acreage taken up by the pipelines, wind projects and related development isn't that large, but the open spaces they create allow predators and invasive species to permeate a canopy of trees that once kept them at bay.

WSJ: Northeast drilling boom threatens forest wildlife

Next, the field is switched off, allowing actual cosmic rays to permeate the chamber for a while.

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He enthuses about the feeling of community he hopes will permeate the event, a bit like a larger version of meeting fellow parishioners after Mass on a Sunday in the church porch.

BBC: Papal visit: Pilgrim memories and hopes

"If too many more people leave, then the stench of death will start to permeate this organization, " Fraser-Liggett wrote in a memo to the TIGR faculty.

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Now we're putting the teams and infrastructure in place to realise the potential of a hugely ambitious and far-reaching programme which will permeate all sectors of city life.

BBC: 'Super intelligent' 400 CCTV cameras scheme for Glasgow

With the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French President Nicholas Sarkozy reaching agreement on the need for a new EU treaty, this debate may begin to permeate even the politics of Northern Ireland.

BBC: Northern Ireland

The imaging mechanism can non-invasively permeate thin layers of bone, such as the skull, and can help define a targeted treatment strategy for persistent cancer.

ENGADGET: Researchers develop femtosecond laser that can diagnose, blast cancerous tumors

Cultural influences that permeate an organization and an industry and manifest in actions that can either promote and nurture a high reliability organization with high reliability systems, or actions reflective of complacency, excessive risk-taking, and a loss of situational awareness.

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