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Liverpool even felt the frustrations of their own supporters on occasions, when build-up was ponderous and they looked short of ideas to penetrate United's unyielding defence.

The Nobel committee praised "their penetrating investigation... which has led to important discoveries regarding the elementary particles".

In their analysis, they found that hydrocarbons had penetrated the crystal lattice of hydrogen cyanide and formed stable new structures known as co-crystals.

The image penetrates deeply into the galaxy's center, revealing a sharply bent, ribbon-like jet structure and providing clues about the plasma's composition and motion.

The court was told 11 of the 23 stab wounds penetrated her skull, one of which damaged the brain stem, causing her death.