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  • Iran Has Assembled Network of Lobbyists That Has 'Penetrated' Administration

    Gates of Vienna 2009

  • Penetrated By Spies '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' yberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies 2009

  • Penetrated by this unexpected openness and compliance, he snatched her hand, with intent to press it to his lips; but again the recollection he had seen that liberty accorded to Sir Sedley, joined to the sight of his writing, checked him; he let it go; bowed his thanks with a look of grateful respect, and attempting no more to stop her, walked towards the summer house, to peruse the letters.

    Camilla 2008

  • Penetrated by what she owed to Lady Isabella, she frequently took her hand, pressed it between her own, pressed it to her lips; but could shew her no other gratitude, and force herself to no other exertion.

    Camilla 2008

  • Penetrated with the goodness, while lamenting the indifference of

    Camilla 2008

  • She's a devout Muslim activist on the Saudi government payroll, according to an investigation by Paul Sperry, author of "Infiltration: How Muslim Spies and Subversives Have Penetrated Washington."

    Cultural Institution Infiltration: 5GW Technique with Example « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2006

  • Penetrated with remorse on this occasion, I sank into the most profound melancholy, and considered myself as the immediate cause of his death.

    The Adventures of Roderick Random 2004

  • Penetrated with awe and consternation, He desisted from his attempt, and prepared to quit the Sepulchre.

    The Monk 2004

  • Penetrated through and through by a sense of duty, by the dread of hurting any one whatever, with a kind and tender heart, she had loved all men, and no one in particular; God only she had! loved passionately, timidly, and tenderly.

    A House of Gentlefolk 2003

  • Penetrated the flesh in a few places and smashed the windpipe.

    Bottled Spider Gardner, John 2002

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