In "The Joy of Joplin" Mr. Roberts is out to harness the forces of ragtime for the jazz tradition.
During their tenures, Ferguson and Wenger were living monuments from a different, seemingly pre-modern era, when it seemed like strong-willed individuals could resist or at least harness the forces of global change.
A post-post-9/11 strategy must harness the forces of globalization while honestly addressing the growing "perception of unfairness" around the world; must actively promote, not just democracy, but "a world of liberty under law"; and must renew multilateral instruments like the United Nations.
Before his death in 1951, he lived to see a world where we might explore and harness the forces of the universe without any real understanding of the forces within ourselves, supposing that if it was "scientific," it must somehow be sound in purpose and method.
They can be designed to build upon and harness the forces of biodiversity and ecosystem services to underpin sustainable agricultural production - soil fertility, natural pest and weed control, pollination, water retention – so that these are optimized and encouraged.
"The ecological footprint of agriculture can be reduced through sustainable practices," said Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General, adding that "Agriculture and food systems are biological and social systems and they can be designed to build on and harness the forces of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
How Xerox and other big corporations are harnessing the force of disruptive innovation.
The only way out of this is to perform some political judo, harnessing the force of his biggest disadvantage in his own favour.
This can be accomplished, the author says, by harnessing the force of feng shui (pronounced fung shway), an ancient Chinese "design system" that claims to establish spaces "that naturally support and nurture the individuals who occupy them".
