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Word: potentate (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Because money is so potent, he contends that the board should allow the supply to expand at a fairly constant rate of about 5% a year, in line with the long-term growth rate of the nation's production of goods and services. Last week the Federal Reserve issued some statistics that led even a few experts to conclude prematurely that it had begun to ease its tight-money policy. In reality, the board has done no such thing. It has merely followed its usual policy of permitting a slight seasonal rise to accommodate businessmen's heavy pre-Christmas buying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: THE RISING RISK OF RECESSION | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

Gross also confirmed reports that LSD was being sold as mescaline, TAC, and other mild hallucinatory drugs. "Since LSD is so inexpensive and easy to make, local pushers are marketing it under the name of drugs that produce less potent effects than LSD," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Impure Boston Grass Fools Local Smokers | 12/18/1969 | See Source »

...principal theme in many of the speeches at Memorial Church was the personal experience of fasting, rather than political action. "This is not potent political action in that context," Mendelshon said. "We are people getting together to strengthen our commitment to what will be a long and hard struggle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 2200 Participate In Harvard Fast To Protest War HMC Lauds Turnout; Calls Fast Successful | 12/13/1969 | See Source »

There were no surprises in the match against SMU. Epee. as expected, was the Crimson's strong point. The fencers did establish themselves as a potent squad despite the loss from last year's squad of Tom Keller, Tom Abbott, and Geza Tetrallyay. The first real test of the Crimson and particularly of its promising sophomores will come next week in New York. Ruderman is optimistic that the team spirit and depth demonstrated yesterday will carry the fencers over CCNY...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fencers Impale S. E. Mass., 20-7; Faces Potent CCNY This Saturday | 12/8/1969 | See Source »

Dartmouth's first line of Chico Davidson Jeff Kosak and Steve Arndt is fairly potent, but is newly formed, and at its best, should not compare with either of Harvard's first two lines, unless the Crimson performs as poorly as it did Thursday night...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Undefeated Stickmen Face Indians Tonight | 12/6/1969 | See Source »

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