Collocations for the word powers when used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s

Collocation	Frequency
constitutional powers	158
great powers	121
wide powers	93
super powers	72
major powers	69
discretionary powers	68
legislative powers	61
certain powers	58
powers conferred	58
powers given	53
new powers	47
control powers	45
additional powers	43
powers available	38
communist powers	37
statutory powers	37
economic powers	34
powers would	32
borrowing powers	31
commonwealth powers	29
executive powers	27
full powers	27
necessary powers	27
powers relating	27
state powers	27
taxing powers	27
foreign powers	26
existing powers	25
reserve powers	25
trading powers	25
western powers	25
adequate powers	24
limited powers	24
powers could	24
financial powers	23
judicial powers	23
greater powers	22
colonial powers	21
nuclear powers	21
special powers	21
wider powers	21
big powers	20
powers contained	20
making powers	19
penal powers	19
dictatorial powers	18
powers including	18
specific powers	18
enormous powers	17
exercise powers	17
extensive powers	17
powers vested	17
unlimited powers	17
increased powers	16
legal powers	16
powers bill	16
powers within	16
sovereign powers	16
tax powers	16
world powers	16
defence powers	15
sweeping powers	15
taxation powers	15
arbitral powers	14
given powers	14
plenary powers	14
police powers	14
powers provided	14
disciplinary powers	13
federal powers	13
investigatory powers	13
ministerial powers	13
powers granted	13
powers privileges	13
powers proposed	13
present powers	13
effective powers	12
similar powers	12
arbitrary powers	11
commerce powers	11
considerable powers	11
emergency powers	11
friendly powers	11
government powers	11
industrial powers	11
outside powers	11
powers necessary	11
refer powers	11
axis powers	10
broad powers	10
delegated powers	10
extended powers	10
general powers	10
powers similar	10
powers sought	10
proper powers	10
real powers	10
administering powers	9
affairs powers	9
export powers	9