Resources are an abstract notion and they cannot be manipulated directly.

This allows a user to directly manipulate objects in the computer world.

In C++, pointers can be manipulated directly as memory address values.

One must realize that, in Ruin's mind, all men were his minions, particularly those whom he could manipulate directly.

His methods focused on catering to what consumers felt, desired, and needed, rather than trying to directly manipulate those ideas.

They now act as agents of reality, attempting to correct imbalances without directly manipulating events.

Researchers are currently seeking robust methods of directly manipulating quantum states.

The address can be directly manipulated by casting a pointer to and from an integral type of sufficient size.

And let's face it, a civilization that could directly manipulate cosmic string-they'd think we were pretty small potatoes.

Such methods may allow researchers to estimate models and investigate their empirical consequences, without directly manipulating the system.