Otherwise, we will continue down the slippery slope of slowly strangulating our ability to develop new life-enhancing, lifesaving drugs.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Even worse, it limits our ability to develop the 21st Century ground game we need now to achieve our lofty visions of women ascending to leadership roles.

FORBES: Mixing Business With Pleasure. Men Do It. Why Do Women Hesitate?

On the other hand, from the perspective of the developing countries like China and India, they're saying to themselves, per capita our carbon footprint remains very small, and we have hundreds of millions of people who don't even have electricity yet, so for us to get bound by a set of legal obligations could potentially curtail our ability to develop, and that's not fair.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

Our growth is generally dependent upon our ability to obtain new contracts to develop and manage new correctional and detention facilities.

NEWYORKER: The Caging of America

While it is inevitable that technology should spread and manufacturing move to less expensive regions closer to developing consumer bases, the loss of technical opportunities and experience in the US will likely reduce our own ability to drive innovation and develop rewarding careers for the future.

FORBES: The Engines of Innovation

His assignment: Develop ways to improve our ability to connect the dots.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The dot-connector