The fear of benefit sanctions and Jobcentre Plus are potent tools to keep people in line.
Endangered species have become especially potent tools for conservationists because they can generate funding and legal protection for entire ecosystems.
More than perhaps any other postwar British socialist, Williams could see the ancient but potent tools the English language provided for rightwing editorialists.
They're discovering that intellectual property laws covering trademarks, patents and copyrights can be potent tools to block criticism and keep consumers on a very short leash.
The nation had a large problem, eradicating the vestiges of slavery and racial inequality, and it knew that Congress needed potent tools to get the job done.
A7 NATIONAL A8-13 16 Administration Releases Drug Benefit's Rules The Bush administration unveiled rules for the new Medicare drug benefit that guarantee patients access to a wide range of medicines while giving insurance companies potent tools to control costs.
Mr. Obama's successes in targeting Al Qaeda, from the Bin Laden raid to the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki on Friday, give him potent tools for defusing a traditional Democratic vulnerability.
"Although we recognize these funds must not be spent unwisely," the committee chairman, Mr. Lugar said, "the slow pace of reconstruction spending means that we are failing to fully take advantage of one of our most potent tools to influence the direction of Iraq".
