Thus no permanent colony was established on the island by the Portuguese.

Those who passed a probationary period of four months would be allowed to move to the permanent colony in Iowa.

No permanent colony was ever established on the island.

But now we are an international crew, establishing a permanent colony.

"I'm sure that the cows will make a permanent colony on the Moon by the end of 2012."

A large tract of land, near the sea, had been allotted the more permanent human colony.

That's our interim pitch until we get a permanent colony with its own laws.

The place seemed favourable to the establishment of a permanent colony.

The group even found a permanent colony of cardboard shelters in a tunnel.

They cannot tell us if or how a permanent human colony can be established on a different planet.