Word: potentes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...even the most casual fan would not have missed the news of the potent addition to the Johnson City Texans last week. The passage of the anti-poverty bill gives the Democratic aggregation greater drawing power since versatile right and left-handed strength--the use of prosperity and poverty--will not be lost on the average bleacherite who thrills as the finish draws near...
...political terms, Humphrey's value is no less potent with the nomination of Barry Goldwater than it would have been had Rockefeller or Scranton been the nominee; it is in fact, probably greater. As a Northern liberal, staunch friend of the Negro, strong supporter of labor, and articulate internationalist, it is a well-worn argument that Humphrey would have shorn up Johnson's left flank in the North-east had a moderate Republican governor been the opposition...
...informed public opinion opposed to the wanton throwing away of taxpayers' money and opposed to encroachment on play and recreation areas is expressing itself throughout the state and should be potent in bringing about reversal of the legislation," Bernays said...
Sweden's quiet miracle has been wrought by a potent triumvirate of employers, unions and government that has virtually eliminated strikes in Swedish industry, boosted productivity and assured its workers the best pay rates and fringe benefits in Europe. By milking the capitalist cow instead of nationalizing it, Sweden's labor government sustains the comprehensive social-welfare program that is creating "a home for its people...
Dirksen may have "wanted to" for a number of reasons, the most obvious and least likely being a desire for the vice-Presidential nomination. As an old and potent Senator it is highly improbable that he wants to trade his seat as Minority Leader for the second spot on the ticket. (Analogies between him and Lyndon Johnson must be tempered by the fact that Johnson was 52 when he became Vice-President, Dirksen...