Word: potente
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite his commanding lead in the polls, some Democrats privately fear that Clinton may fall prey to familiar, yet potent, attacks on his character...
...Harvard is to emerge as an Ivy League contender, junior quarter-back Jay Snowden will need to provide timely passing to counterbalance the Crimson's potent ground attack. Although the 6-1, 200-pound Snowden possesses the physical tools, the jury is still out on his passing accuracy. Used primarily as an option quarterback in two-point conversion situations last season, Snowden quickly gained the respect of his teammates, who seemed equally comfortable with him as with Ferrara...
...that's what this former Seattle Seahawk and current Representative from Tulsa has. Largent, 41 and a Christian conservative, not only chose the right time to run for his first elective office--he trounced Clinton associate Stuart Price in '94--but also found himself at the center of a potent team of Republican freshmen. This father of four opposes abortion rights, favors a flat tax and thinks the Social Security system should be phased out. He is eager to prove he is more than an ex-jock trading on his name. Says Largent: "I want to show people...
...resulting in songs that are hard to categorize and harder still to resist. While much of today's pop wallows in recycled schlock rock from the '70s (Kiss) and rehashed alternative rock from last week (just turn on the radio), Sublime offers up a sound that is fresh and potent...
...Health Organization says this outbreak is the worst in modern history," reports TIME's Frank Gibney from Tokyo. "The culprit is a particularly virulent strain of e.Coli bacteria that originates in animal intestines. Although it is seldom fatal, the bacterium is one of the world's most agile and potent bacilli, almost impossible to stop once it is loose in the human food chain." Symptoms of 0157 E.coli infection include dehydration, stomach pains and bloody diarrhea. A severe case of the infection can lead to kidney failure and brain damage. -->