Military forces remain the most visible instrument of national power, and the effectiveness of many other instruments depends implicitly on their being backed by a strong military force.

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Yet this formidable actor hasn't mustered the musical variety, and therefore the dramatic power, to make Javert compelling as an individual, rather than an instrument of Valjean's fate.

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None of the Karma's instrument software, the graphical flowcharts and gauges for the EV range and power depletion, has been recoded.

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He regards storytelling as an instrument of power, a potential weapon for both the teller and the told.

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Looks and power matter, of course, but so does the internal psyche: The design of the blue instrument dials, the heavily bolstered sport seats and the overall feel of the cabin proved solidly well-made.

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Here is a man who can take his instrument and produce from it the sweetest-sounding violin or the power-pumped beat of a drum kit.

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