The language of Hansard
comparisons
decades
people
words
Sitting days when the word
powerful
was used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s
Date
Number of uses
4 April 1974
13
25 February 1976
12
19 October 1970
11
8 May 1973
10
19 August 1971
9
19 May 1976
8
25 August 1970
8
16 April 1970
8
13 February 1975
8
15 March 1971
8
23 October 1973
8
25 October 1972
8
27 February 1975
8
12 September 1972
8
18 October 1973
7
20 April 1972
7
19 February 1975
7
26 October 1977
7
22 April 1971
7
25 August 1971
7
10 May 1972
6
28 February 1979
6
6 March 1973
6
20 March 1979
6
20 October 1976
6
23 August 1972
6
3 September 1970
6
26 February 1976
6
22 February 1972
6
12 April 1972
6
30 September 1971
6
3 May 1979
5
22 February 1979
5
11 May 1978
5
8 March 1973
5
17 March 1971
5
25 November 1971
5
31 March 1977
5
10 May 1973
5
9 November 1971
5
24 February 1971
5
26 September 1978
5
4 May 1971
5
20 September 1979
5
11 September 1979
5
1 December 1971
5
11 October 1978
5
11 June 1970
5
11 December 1973
5
15 October 1970
5
16 September 1970
4
30 November 1976
4
13 September 1972
4
16 May 1972
4
8 November 1979
4
29 September 1970
4
22 April 1975
4
15 September 1971
4
12 March 1970
4
24 May 1978
4
17 August 1972
4
24 October 1973
4
7 April 1970
4
31 August 1972
4
10 April 1974
4
4 March 1976
4
24 August 1976
4
27 May 1977
4
18 November 1976
4
11 November 1971
4
3 May 1973
4
18 September 1979
4
8 March 1979
4
25 May 1978
4
24 February 1972
4
18 April 1972
4
19 April 1972
4
21 April 1971
4
12 November 1973
4
26 September 1973
4
23 August 1971
4
29 March 1973
4
1 March 1978
4
19 November 1974
3
5 March 1970
3
22 March 1972
3
14 May 1970
3
28 March 1972
3
9 March 1977
3
15 April 1970
3
2 May 1979
3
10 May 1979
3
23 September 1976
3
5 May 1977
3
28 October 1970
3
25 February 1975
3
21 April 1975
3
22 February 1977
3
23 February 1977
3
20 February 1975
3
20 August 1975
3
18 February 1971
3
30 August 1973
3
1 June 1978
3
4 November 1971
3
3 November 1971
3
23 October 1979
3
22 February 1971
3
19 October 1972
3
24 May 1972
3
16 October 1973
3
22 August 1978
3
22 September 1977
3
18 July 1974
3
2 March 1976
3
12 March 1974
3
8 November 1973
3
18 August 1971
3
16 March 1978
3
31 May 1978
3
28 February 1973
3
27 February 1973
3
24 May 1979
3
7 November 1973
3
8 April 1975
3
27 February 1979
3
9 December 1971
3
12 October 1971
3
7 May 1970
3
7 August 1974
3
10 June 1970
3
23 February 1972
3
21 April 1977
3
23 July 1974
3
15 November 1973
3
20 September 1973
3
1 October 1974
3
3 April 1973
3
20 August 1971
3
24 August 1971
3
8 May 1978
3
16 August 1977
3
8 April 1976
2
17 April 1975
2
30 October 1970
2
10 April 1975
2
15 February 1977
2
17 February 1977
2
23 March 1976
2
18 May 1976
2
28 August 1970
2
4 September 1975
2
3 September 1975
2
6 October 1971
2
12 May 1970
2
23 March 1972
2
15 May 1970
2
29 March 1972
2
13 September 1978
2
8 December 1976
2
28 August 1973
2
11 November 1975
2
6 December 1973
2
16 March 1977
2
31 July 1974
2
28 August 1979
2
25 October 1978
2
23 August 1979
2
28 September 1971
2
22 November 1973
2
23 May 1972
2
22 September 1976
2
17 October 1974
2
3 May 1977
2
23 August 1974
2
7 November 1979
2
24 September 1970
2
4 October 1977
2
24 February 1977
2
16 September 1971
2
7 April 1971
2
30 September 1975
2
18 March 1970
2
11 March 1970
2
11 May 1972
2
21 October 1970
2
14 October 1975
2
15 October 1975
2
16 October 1975
2
1 June 1976
2
24 September 1974
2
23 May 1978
2
25 October 1973
2
5 April 1979
2
9 April 1970
2
8 June 1978
2
20 September 1972
2
11 October 1972
2
24 October 1974
2
18 October 1972
2
28 May 1975
2
28 October 1971
2
26 October 1971
2
30 September 1970
2
10 October 1973
2
3 April 1979
2
7 September 1971
2
7 December 1971
2
14 March 1974
2
6 November 1973
2
9 October 1975
2
7 November 1978
2
8 September 1976
2
9 September 1976
2
1 March 1972
2
26 October 1972
2
25 May 1977
2
17 November 1976
2
10 November 1976
2
12 September 1978
2
20 November 1979
2
24 March 1977
2
27 April 1972
2
11 February 1975
2
4 April 1978
2
9 April 1975
2
24 August 1972
2
30 October 1975
2
9 May 1973
2
30 October 1974
2
8 December 1971
2
10 September 1975
2
31 May 1972
2
21 February 1978
2
28 February 1978
2
8 May 1970
2
1 August 1974
2
1 September 1970
2
2 September 1970
2
12 June 1970
2
28 September 1978
2
20 September 1978
2
12 December 1973
2
25 July 1974
2
18 October 1978
2
29 April 1971
2
11 April 1972
2
28 November 1974
2
14 November 1973
2
4 April 1979
2
22 October 1974
2
17 October 1978
2
27 September 1979
2
13 October 1977
2
4 May 1978
2
2 May 1978
2
25 May 1976
2
3 November 1976
2
27 March 1973
2
18 August 1977
2
2 June 1977
2
30 May 1973
2
5 March 1974
1
1 April 1976
1
16 February 1977
1
22 March 1979
1
25 March 1976
1
9 October 1979
1
10 May 1978
1
12 November 1974
1
26 August 1970
1
16 April 1975
1
15 March 1973
1
13 March 1973
1
4 March 1970
1
21 October 1975
1
5 October 1971
1
23 May 1973
1
29 October 1975
1
13 May 1970
1
19 May 1970
1
29 March 1979
1
17 September 1970
1
15 September 1970
1
4 June 1970
1
19 February 1976
1
22 August 1973
1
29 August 1973
1
4 December 1973
1
30 July 1974
1
26 October 1978
1
14 September 1972
1
29 November 1973
1
5 October 1976
1
6 October 1976
1
20 November 1973
1
21 November 1973
1
26 November 1973
1
22 May 1973
1
19 September 1973
1
17 September 1973
1
11 September 1973
1
13 September 1973
1
27 April 1971
1
21 September 1976
1
26 April 1977
1
13 September 1977
1
15 September 1977
1
27 April 1977
1
12 April 1973
1
10 April 1973
1
17 September 1974
1
18 May 1972
1
17 May 1972
1
5 March 1975
1
15 May 1973
1
9 July 1975
1
25 September 1970
1
23 September 1970
1
6 October 1977
1
15 March 1978
1
14 March 1978
1
13 April 1972
1
23 April 1975
1
30 March 1976
1
21 August 1975
1
13 September 1971
1
10 September 1971
1
1 April 1971
1
14 September 1971
1
2 September 1975
1
27 October 1970
1
29 May 1978
1
19 August 1970
1
7 March 1974
1
19 February 1971
1
19 March 1970
1
7 March 1973
1
3 June 1976
1
4 June 1976
1
26 September 1974
1
25 September 1974
1
24 November 1978
1
26 May 1978
1
16 August 1972
1
31 May 1979
1
23 October 1975
1
7 June 1978
1
30 August 1979
1
22 August 1972
1
4 June 1975
1
11 April 1978
1
12 April 1978
1
3 June 1975
1
14 October 1976
1
13 October 1976
1
17 May 1973
1
2 November 1971
1
21 March 1979
1
12 October 1972
1
10 October 1972
1
29 October 1974
1
8 September 1977
1
21 May 1975
1
27 May 1975
1
27 October 1971
1
14 November 1979
1
16 November 1978
1
17 November 1978
1
11 July 1974
1
20 February 1979
1
16 October 1979
1
9 September 1971
1
11 October 1977
1
26 August 1976
1
25 August 1976
1
19 March 1974
1
13 March 1974
1
28 April 1976
1
27 April 1976
1
19 October 1977
1
2 October 1975
1
9 March 1972
1
7 March 1979
1
2 March 1972
1
1 March 1979
1
7 March 1972
1
26 September 1979
1
26 May 1977
1
17 August 1971
1
30 May 1978
1
15 May 1975
1
28 August 1975
1
3 May 1978
1
10 April 1978
1
23 May 1979
1
29 March 1977
1
21 October 1976
1
29 May 1979
1
19 April 1977
1
25 September 1979
1
12 February 1975
1
18 February 1975
1
7 April 1978
1
5 April 1978
1
2 May 1973
1
29 August 1972
1
24 August 1977
1
23 February 1978
1
12 September 1979
1
8 April 1974
1
18 October 1979
1
18 August 1976
1
19 August 1976
1
11 October 1979
1
4 May 1976
1
2 December 1971
1
31 October 1974
1
30 May 1972
1
13 October 1971
1
14 October 1971
1
27 October 1977
1
6 May 1970
1
2 August 1974
1
9 November 1978
1
4 September 1970
1
24 February 1976
1
9 October 1973
1
27 September 1978
1
15 August 1978
1
17 August 1978
1
5 November 1975
1
3 December 1974
1
10 March 1977
1
21 April 1970
1
23 April 1970
1
22 April 1970
1
13 December 1973
1
24 July 1974
1
17 March 1976
1
16 March 1976
1
20 April 1977
1
19 October 1978
1
28 February 1975
1
23 April 1971
1
20 November 1974
1
26 November 1974
1
25 November 1974
1
23 November 1971
1
24 November 1971
1
31 May 1973
1
6 September 1977
1
6 April 1971
1
1 November 1977
1
15 September 1976
1
14 September 1976
1
21 September 1977
1
3 October 1974
1
23 November 1978
1
23 February 1971
1
4 April 1973
1
5 April 1973
1
26 August 1971
1
9 May 1972
1
16 October 1970
1
9 May 1978
1
9 November 1976
1
27 May 1976
1
21 November 1978
1
12 October 1976
1
28 March 1973
1
22 May 1979
1
2 March 1978
1
6 June 1979
1