The most potent element incorporated into the show from the established mythology was the superhero's vulnerability to Kryptonite.

Conrad's need to discover the truth thus comes into conflict with his desire for self-preservation, adding a potent and dynamic element of psychological danger to his quest.

And even for patients in managed care, the bill's most potent element is merely a right of appeal if a health plan refuses to pay for a doctor-prescribed treatment.

His teaching is "still one of the most potent elements in Western religious thought."

Lucinda's legs were spread wide, the pink slit showing between the black curtain of hair like the most potent element of her personality.

One of the most potent elements of this nationalism is the South and North's shared victimization at the hands of Japan.

In the Renaissance, people understood the power of books as potent architectural elements.

The most potent element in the contest, however, could be the enduring power of regional and ethnic loyalities.

Many political commentators here predict that the most potent element in the elections will be the enduring power of regional and ethnic loyalties.

There must have been, therefore, some experience of great personal significance wherein the name Ottilie Harshom was a very potent element indeed.