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Word: potently (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Synthetics. Such impassioned distortions only becloud the truth about the Pill, which is difficult enough to establish. From the most recent technical reports, however, these conclusions emerge: 1) the Pill is the most effective contraceptive yet devised; 2) like any other potent drug, it sometimes produces side effects that may be crippling or fatal to a minute proportion of users; 3) while the risks of such side effects appear to have been wildly exaggerated, there are some women for whom the Pill should never be prescribed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Pros and Cons of the Pill | 5/2/1969 | See Source »

...defense played well, too. Holy Cross did not mount a terribly potent attack, but when the chance presented itself, the Harvard defense cleared very capably, Nicosia pointed out. Goalie Kirby Wilcox, who saw almost no action earlier this season due to an injury, played the entire second half yesterday, and his performance was encouraging...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Stickmen Rout Crusaders, 17-3, In Warmup for Princeton Game | 5/1/1969 | See Source »

...Crimson freshmen have rolled up a 4-1 record, losing only to Brown, 13-10. Gov. Dummer is 3-0 with a 6-3 triumph over Exeter to its credit. Harvard's stingy defense, anchored by goalie Randy Smith, will have to hold off a very potent Dummer attack made up of Andy Costello, Ralph O'Leary, and co-captain Tim Tenney...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Stickmen to Play Crusaders Today | 4/30/1969 | See Source »

People are more terrified of LSD than of anything else in the world This terror is a phenomenon which social scientists would do well to study. Meanwhile, we who would be told about LSD must rely on books written by terrified people. The most apolitical and therefore potent threat waved before would-be acidheads is chromosome breakage. An experiment run a long time ago in a leaky warehouse in Buffalo found that one rat in ten got broken chromosomes after swimming in LSD, but it was later discovered that the microscopes used in the experiment were warped. Nonetheless, the authorities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Books About LSD | 4/23/1969 | See Source »

...random, I found that only nine of them were born under Gemini, which governs artists; and that another eight were born under Libra-which governs statesmen, managers, judges. I am a Leo: leader, politician, entertainer. I happen to be a retiring, bookish scientist. I have never led anything more potent than a nature hike; never been more political than my vote; and even my best friends admit I am a bore. Why doesn't an airline run a horoscope and cancel a flight if it turns out bad? And then, can you see the headlines next day: "Crash Canceled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 4, 1969 | 4/4/1969 | See Source »

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