Nothing seemed quite real, nothing impinged directly upon her, yet everything about her was preternaturally clear and sharp.

They may, for example, have suffered redundancy or have difficult financial problems, but these events would not be directly impinging on their particular vulnerability.

Other measures were unfortunately not undertaken seriously; unlike better health provision they impinged directly upon the political and economic interests of dominant classes or groups.

Now, the two bodies may impinge either directly or obliquely.

Except, of course, where they directly impinge on me, that is.

None of this impinged directly on Christian.

Thus the system is still an electrically continuous unit, but motor noise does not impinge directly into signal paths.

The first gulf war is obviously an event that impinges directly on the current situation, and yet at the same time it seems curiously remote.

There is still no concrete proof that water pollution impinges directly on the health of dolphins.

But he did feel the wave of emotion that welled from her, impinging directly on his empathetic sense.