(1) The hope of water was such a powerful motivator, it kept me going.

(2) She's a powerful runner

(3) A quarter of a century on, the clergyman remains a powerful and influential figure even in death.

(4) Or else the world influences in those times were very powerful , and they were.

(5) Her voice is calming and almost hypnotic at times, and really strong and powerful at others.

(6) Scientific and technical progress of the latter half of the twentieth century made them extremely powerful .

(7) Second, there is a bipolar structure of control, with the system controlled by two powerful states.

(8) Women may live longer than men because they have a more powerful immune system, it was reported yesterday.

(9) The law is an incredibly powerful tool for shaping social perceptions, as well as controlling behavior.

(10) Westin was now quite convinced that his country was the most powerful in the world.

(11) There is, Richard says, a subtler but no less powerful influence at work too.

(12) It was extremely theatrical, which made the effects more dramatic and powerful .

(13) She can put across a powerful message

(14) Yet the result is mesmeric: it shows how little you actually need to make powerful dramatic radio.

(15) The incidence also explains the powerful placebo effect of some treatments.

(16) However they are very powerful tools for company identification in the mind of users.

(17) It's sometimes I think the best analogy for a koan is a painting that has a powerful effect on you.

(18) So a handful of votes will determine the direction of the world's most powerful and influential country.

(19) Hmm, maybe so, but the fact remains that the Scots and Irish influence is a powerful and pervasive one.

(20) We need a powerful English Parliament with equal funding to that of other UK regional ones.