Word: potente
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Whoever winds up at the defense table will find potent ammunition for an appeal: Kaczynski won't submit to the insanity defense; his lawyers won't use any other; and so far, he's been barred from hiring new counsel...
...Gianni's murder last July in Miami. In the opinion of most observers, the Milan show--as well as a show for Versace's Versus line the same week--proved the house is in capable hands, its visionary wedding of cheap sex appeal, expensive classicism and odd materials still potent. Donatella's daughter Allegra, 11, who inherited her slain uncle's share of the business, is reportedly bearing up well. At the Versus show, she enjoyed the honor of being seated front and center, right next to Victoria Adams, the Posh Spice Girl...
...similar turning point today. Thanks to a potent combination of government incentives and private investment, technologies that use synthetic materials, advanced electronics and biotechnology are sweeping through the energy industry. They could foster a new generation of mass-produced machines that efficiently and cleanly provide the energy that enables people to take a hot shower, sip a cold beer or surf the Internet. The transition to a 21st century energy system is gathering speed on at least four fronts...
...familiar with VES exhibitions. In an effort to make students more involved in the exhibition process, professors asked them to submit works on paper priced for less than $100 (later, sculpture was also admitted). Then a Faculty jury pared down submissions, making the exhibition far less cluttered and more potent than usual. Even for diehard Carpenter Center voyeurs, the show comes almost as a revelation: yes, VES students are learning how to draw and sculpt, but more importantly, they have something...
Lack of fast-track authority will have little effect immediately. But it might prevent Clinton from negotiating agreements that would keep U.S. exports increasing in later years. And exports are a far bigger part of the U.S. economy, and a much more potent factor powering recent growth, than the public--or Congress--generally realizes...