As the patient-centered care movement gains force, much is being said about the doctor-patient relationship, and there is good reason to make this sacrosanct part of medicine as good as humanly possible.
This has nothing to do with the market, but is a strange twist of fashion that is gaining force, judging by European tourists in New York.
When I listen to the giddy beat of "Here Lies Love," I can't help but recall Imelda's optimistic take on events when I interviewed her in Malacanang Palace in 1985, as the "People Power" protests were gaining force and just a few months before she was forced to flee.
Italy is struggling to accommodate the more than 620,000 migrants who have arrived on its shores since 2013, and a new sentiment is gaining force: Boot them all out.
Whether we're questioning women's confidence at work, banning bossy or calling for female boardroom quotas, the clamour for more to be done to help girls and women realise their leadership potential in school, business, politics and other areas of life is gaining force.
The fourth industrial revolution, also called Industry 4.0, is a new industrial age that have been gaining force and new followers around the world.
This summer's loss of Arctic sea ice indicates that at least one major destabilizing feedback is gaining force quickly.
Even after Senator John McCain's defeat in the presidential race, the rush to embrace his themes of reform is gaining force.
In the 80s, the tradition of joke-telling comedians such as Bob Hope was still strong, and Wright's act gained force from being a screwy parody of that style.
Technology spending is by far the largest single component of business investment, so the recent rise is an encouraging sign that the economic recovery may finally be gaining force as corporate managers become more confident about the future.
