Out on the accidental frontiers of human possibility, the best athletes are produced by a perfect storm of circumstance: rare natural talents; state-of-the-art training; and a deep wash in the murk of psychology, where, perhaps most mysterious of all, ferocious ambition, discipline and capacity for self-sacrifice reside.
If nothing changes, industry officials fear a ferocious one-two punch: the possible loss of cane-refining capacity at home, which could hurt food producers, and a steady rise in imports, which could wipe out both domestic growers and refiners.
To fully become the transformational leader we need, Obama must demonstrate to the American people his capacity for indignation -- for the kind of ferocious passion that fueled King and Nelson Mandela.
But Young bounced back once again, breaking back immediately with a ferocious forehand passing shot and lion's roar that sent the capacity crowd into a frenzy.
Though worldwide demand for solar panels and wind turbines has grown rapidly over the last five years, China's manufacturing capacity has soared even faster, creating enormous oversupply and a ferocious price war.
Tag on to this the physical capacity necessary to cope with long, lung-bursting periods of ferocious running: stretches of rugby in which the ball is in play for three minutes or more.
And playing me – or the chancellor – is the remarkable Paul Higgins, who himself spent some time in seminary thinking about the priesthood, and who also demonstrated his capacity to swear like a trooper as Jamie, the other ferocious spin-doctor in The Thick of It.
In fact, his capacity for megalomania and anger invites comparisons with Shakespeare's more ferocious protagonists — Coriolanus, say.
Consumers and businesses will benefit from a ferocious price war in parcel delivery this Christmas, as couriers continue to add capacity in an overcrowded market.
