Word: potentes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Chandler, an ardent Black Power advocate, is a man with fire in his belly; but he chooses to channel it into art rather than arson. He says art can be as effective as destruction in bringing about social change, thereby allying himself with such potent practitioners as Orozco, Kollwitz, Grosz, and Shahn...
...rules at Havasu limited boats strictly to "stock" models - except that there was no limit on how many engines anyone could stack. California's Bob Ogle turned up with a 17-ft. catamaran powered by five 85-h.p. McCulloch engines, capable of doing 102 m.p.h. Only slightly less potent was U-707, a 17-ft. cat with three 105-h.p. Chryslers, and driven by a trio of leadfoots calculated to inspire respect: Major William Knight, holder of the world air speed record (4,534 m.p.h.), Lee Taylor, holder of the water speed record (285 m.p.h.), and Craig Breedlove...
...Potent Symbol. Walker might just as happily have announced a plan to tear down Westminster Abbey. "Deplorable," complained the museum's trustees. "It buries 20 years' work." With near unanimity, scholars condemned Walker's thought of splitting up the museum's gigantic collections. "How should we like to visit the Library of Congress in Richmond, Va.," demanded Manuscript Scholar Julian Brown of London University. "A national library," warned the Sunday Times sternly, "is perhaps the most potent symbol we have left of an English culture...
...story of the third period was the play of the theoretically potent first line. Shut out for two periods, Jack Garrity, Bob Fredo, and Kent Parrot combined for their first goal at 3:30 of the third...
...Puritans had little trouble defeating Quincy in the first game. But the Dudley team, surprisingly strong in spite of a 1-7 record, gave Winthrop a scare with a potent passing attack. The Duds' 38 points were the most scored against the Puritans all year...