Collocations for the word powers when used in the Senate during the 1970s

Collocation	Frequency
constitutional powers	166
wide powers	111
super powers	100
major powers	95
great powers	89
certain powers	81
powers conferred	66
discretionary powers	63
powers given	51
legislative powers	50
new powers	48
powers vested	47
statutory powers	47
powers within	46
special powers	41
existing powers	36
taxing powers	36
western powers	36
state powers	35
additional powers	33
extensive powers	30
executive powers	27
penal powers	27
foreign powers	25
powers privileges	25
adequate powers	24
commonwealth powers	24
powers would	24
wider powers	24
legal powers	23
powers except	23
arbitrary powers	22
control powers	22
extraordinary powers	22
necessary powers	22
powers contained	22
emergency powers	21
powers may	21
enormous powers	20
financial powers	20
limited powers	20
borrowing powers	19
ministerial powers	19
powers granted	19
powers relating	19
full powers	18
general powers	18
powers available	18
powers functions	18
reserve powers	18
specific powers	17
communist powers	16
effective powers	16
exercise powers	16
given powers	16
greater powers	16
investigatory powers	16
particular powers	16
police powers	16
powers could	16
regulatory powers	16
sovereign powers	16
refer powers	15
similar powers	15
various powers	15
colonial powers	14
defence powers	14
judicial powers	14
membership powers	14
powers including	14
powers upon	12
delegate powers	11
exclusive powers	11
federal powers	11
government powers	11
investment powers	11
making powers	11
powers bill	11
powers provided	11
present powers	11
substantial powers	11
trading powers	11
big powers	10
decision-making powers	10
external powers	10
plenary powers	10
powers clause	10
powers whether	10
states powers	10
transfer powers	10
ample powers	9
axis powers	9
broad powers	9
centralised powers	9
considerable powers	9
economic powers	9
enforcement powers	9
exercising powers	9
functions powers	9
increased powers	9