Instead of strategically applying our power and our principles, too often we set those principles aside as luxuries that we could no longer afford.

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The general concept is known as energy harvesting, which simply refers to the gathering of energy from one source and applying it to power an object.

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He cites China, where partly state-owned power firms are applying for credits for building gas-fired power plants instead of dirtier ones run on coal.

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Prior to the NLRA, unions gained power by applying enough economic pressure through collective action to bring employers to the bargaining table.

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Applying the logic of power to the impending defense slowdown, it is easy to predict which parts of the defense budget will be most vulnerable.

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This team's success will require effective action by multiple agencies, applying all instruments of national power in ways that are complementary and not contradictory.

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Obviously, most prisoners would have been better served by applying only a fraction of the creative power they evince in prison toward avoiding prison in the first place.

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For those who expressed concerns about giving the federal government too much discretionary power through waivers and exceptions in applying different aspects of the law, we have a chance to make clear exactly how the executive branch must enforce this immigration law and what the consequences are if it doesn't.

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The group will also look at applying their algorithms to electricity grids, to make them work better with environmentally friendly but unreliable sources of power.

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