But hitherto there has been little evidence of this outside immediate frontier areas.
But hitherto Mr Harper has kept his own spiritual side largely under wraps, apart from ending his speeches with a fervent "God bless Canada!"Important government initiatives such as the accountability bill, Senate reform, and the new environmental plan announced this week have no religious overtones.
But hitherto no work has been reported on the effect of Single particle size (SPS), Dual particle size (DPS), Triple particle size (TPS) of Al2O3 (as reinforcement) in Nylon-6 matrix to be used as feed stock filament for FDM.
But, like Berlin's unlovely but hitherto indestructible Brandenburg Gate, his familiar bulk has become part of the landscape a comforting edifice in bewildering times.
Doug Henderson, a diligent but hitherto unremarked Scot, became minister for Europe, bearing to Brussels messages of new amity and promising Britain's swift adherence to the Social Chapter.
The morning of Friday, August 15th, was one of unaccustomed freshness in Beijing, and it brought forth two objects, both wreathed in legend but hitherto hard to spot.
Josh Trevino, the Guardian Every re-election effort is a referendum on the incumbent, but hitherto, the only incumbent in play was Barack Obama.
Public policy has haphazardly offered some pointers, by setting thresholds above which Britons are considered undeserving of state support, vulnerable to inheritance tax and so on; but hitherto these signals have not added up to a clear definition of richness.
Shortages and higher freight costs will push up inflation, already 15% but hitherto falling.The political cost for Mr Chávez, who calls himself a socialist and who faces a presidential election in December, could also be significant.
Somalia's internationally recognised but hitherto ineffective president, Abdullahi Yusuf, declared that "not even a nuclear bomb" would distract Somalia's tribal elders from their task of finding a way forward.
In December an Israeli tank was struck from Gaza by a Russian-made, laser-guided Kornet missile, a sophisticated weapon used to great effect by Hizbullah, but hitherto absent from Gaza.Israel itself has long been superior in weaponry and manpower.
