Known as Elizabeth to most of her associates, but often described in more colorful terms behind closed doors, she is by turns a potent feminist creation and a sly, nightmarish caricature of the same.
Solor's turban and Nikiya's wafting veils were the first clues that "La Bayadère" (like "Swan Lake" and "The Sleeping Beauty," unlike Balanchine's emotionally charged, theatrically potent plotless creations) was never exclusively or even principally a vehicle for "symphonism in dance".
Ruth's adversary, Turk Bauer, is a similarly complex creation: a man who has been drawn into the neo-Nazi orbit by the potent combination of an unhappy upbringing and the far right's seductive recruitment techniques.
In the pantheon of geek projects there are few things as potent as the creation of an FTP server.
Facebook engineers who developed the "like" button have been outspoken about the dangers of their creation, and former Google designer Tristan Harris now gives TED Talks about technology's potent psychosocial effects.
Meanwhile, John Heyman, the producer of "Jesus," is mystified by the long, potent afterlife of his creation.
Creation of potent oncolytic viruses (OVs) suitable for the clinic may require new strategies in virus design.
He believes this is what gives his creations their potent and mysterious oomph.
One has to question how visual artists today can compete for attention with marketplace-driven creations as potent as Armani, Cartier, Shiseido cosmetics, Fender guitars or Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
There are several excellent players but the creation of a potent team is as elusive as ever.
