Word: mightier
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...YORK--It was a battle of world chess champions--human vs. computer--and the mind proved mightier than the microchip...
...they accompany girls to their abortions." Postcards, which is really five connected vignettes, loses its bite when it strays from its emotional base in the clinic. But not before Fisher, who once expected to be remembered only as Star Wars' Princess Leia, proves that the pen is mightier than the light-saber...
...other governors. But in practice the board has traditionally tended to follow the lead of the chairman. In the past, figures like William McChesney Martin Jr. (chairman from 1951 to 1970) and Arthur Burns (1970 to 1978) have become nationally renowned monetary policymakers. Volcker may have earned an even mightier reputation for bringing the inflation rate down from 13.3% in 1979, the year he was appointed, to 1.1% in 1986. He consistently managed to persuade the other Fed governors to go along with tough and often unpopular policies. His skills with the board, the public and politicians inspired Economist Jack...
...team has won five and lost one so far this year. His Generals, says Trump, have "now become the No. 1 story in the whole of sports." Hyperbole like that is part of the Trump style. He is dreaming of the ultimate contest, a "Galaxy Bowl," mightier than the Super Bowl, that would pit the top N.F.L. team against the best U.S.F.L...
...negotiating table. A far wiser course would be to delay increased military aid for El-Salvador and hope for signs of willingness to negotiate on the part of the insurgents. This would give the rebels time and incentive to come to the bargaining table knowing that a potentially mightier opponent awaits it if it doesn...