Many people are unaware of the presence of environmental sound at damaging levels, or of the level at which sound becomes harmful.

That recognition has renewed the debate over how much economic growth is possible without bringing on a damaging level of inflation.

Ionization of materials temporarily increases their conductivity, potentially permitting damaging current levels.

Local governments should not be asked to accept a permanent reduction in services to damaging levels, but that is precisely what could happen.

Selective insecticides should only be used when pest populations reach economically damaging levels.

When revelations about the condo came out in court hearings and newspaper accounts, lawmakers said the disclosures had reached a new, more damaging level.

Hundreds, if not thousands, of people downwind from nuclear weapons tests were exposed to potentially damaging levels of radiation.

In both types glucose builds up in the blood to damaging levels and spills into the urine.

Congestion in Lorain County between Interstates 80 & 90 has reached economically damaging levels.

Nor have we proposed even temporary reductions in services to damaging levels.