Searching for the word powerful in Senate within the 1970s…
The word powerful
- appears in 0.5% of speeches
- appears 685 times in 534 speeches
- was spoken on 340 sitting days by 92 different people
- appears in speeches on 369 different topics
Top speakers:
- MURPHY, Lionel (43 uses)
- PRESIDENT, The (32 uses)
- WHEELDON, John (27 uses)
- HALL, Steele (23 uses)
- MCMANUS, Francis (22 uses)
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Top days:
- 28 May 1975 (15 uses)
- 24 September 1974 (10 uses)
- 14 August 1974 (8 uses)
- 4 April 1979 (7 uses)
- 3 April 1974 (6 uses)
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Top topics:
- QUESTION: GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH (24 uses)
- PETITIONS: Australian Heritage Commission (17 uses)
- TRADE UNION TRAINING AUTHORITY BILL 1975: Second Reading (14 uses)
- CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION BILL 1974: Second Reading (12 uses)
- TRADE PRACTICES BILL 1974: Second Reading (9 uses)
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Associated words:
- powerful forces (25 appearances)
- powerful friends (24 appearances)
- powerful country (15 appearances)
- powerful unions (13 appearances)
- powerful body (10 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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Honourable senators on the other side know that if I read it all out the powerful argument which almost certainly would convert them to my way of thinking could not be adduced.
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I ask: Is there any intention to extend runways at the Adelaide Airport to accommodate bigger and more powerful jet aircraft?
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In the past the interests of universities and colleges of advanced education have been looked after by fairly powerful and, I suppose, substantially autonomous commissions which have built up a substantial body of expertise.
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These powerful interests can ring up Mr Snedden, Mr Lynch, or those sitting opposite and tell them what they have to do.
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South Africa is a militarily powerful country and if necessary will fight to preserve her future.