And the constant pursuit of the economic and military advantage and superiority which scientific invention and technology confer is an essential component of a world-view that changes the realities on the ground.
iPads are so common now, despite their price, that they no longer confer importance or prestige; they're about as glamorous as bluetooth headsets.
An interesting moment because Yellen paused to confer with aides.
Police chiefs have defended the right of officers to confer in some circumstances in the aftermath of fatal shootings, such as that of Mark Duggan.
"Breakfast is at eight," they say, then confer.
This may sound utopian, but it is only such thinking that can confer on the protests a truly emancipatory dimension.
Then there is schooling, where Michael Gove's wholesale revolution in governance was rushed through without considering the questions of those awkward sorts that the Bush White House used to dismiss as "reality-based communities" – questions about whether the stampede to open free schools and confer academy status would make things better or worse.
Their candidate for governor, Phil Bryant, trounced Democrat Johnny DuPree (although voters spurned a proposal backed by both men, to confer "personhood" on the unborn).
Ultimately, the paperless communications network envisioned by Dr Mahathir is supposed to enable citizens to pay tax, ministers to decree, and civil servants to confer without the felling of a single tree.Dr Mahathir doubtless views Putrajaya as a bold innovation in the field of urban design, a far cry from the chaos of Akmola.
At the same time ever shorter product cycles confer an advantage on factories located close to the people who consume their goods.
Do different languages confer different personalities?
