Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: I want to make the religious affairs ministry more potent.

Used with adjective complement

• remain: It sells at about £ 4 a bunch but only remains potent for a few days after picked.

• prove: If this is more than hyperbole, the combination should prove potent for a firm famed in the UK market for its results-driven gusto.

• seem: I'm making no promises on that last one, but The Cavalry Of Light seems equally potent.

• become: They are then concentrated and their properties become more potent.

• make: The substance is diluted and made more potent, after which it's usually put into pellet or liquid form.

Modifies a noun

• antioxidant: Grape Seed Extract is a potent antioxidant for protecting skin tissue.

• inhibitor: A protein called MAP 30 isolated from the fruit is a potent inhibitor of HIV activity.

• inducer: GroES has also been shown to be a potent inducer of the in vitro break down of mouse bone ( Ref.

• carcinogen: It is an extremely potent carcinogen, causing an increase in cancer risk with infinitesimal doses.

• steroid: Potent steroids should be used for short periods of time whilst mild steroids can be used for longer.

• corticosteroid: Compared with potent topical corticosteroids, no significant difference was shown.

Modifying Another Word

• moderately: Mild and moderately potent topical corticosteroids are rarely associated with side effects.

• incredibly: These incredibly potent warriors have become fixed upon the path of the Technical Support advisor; they are usually ancient, bloated beings.

• highly: Many of them will have become hooked: successful football in front of major crowds is a highly potent drug.

• equally: However, this peptide was equally potent in inducing cell death.

• especially: Many of these factors seem to be especially potent in small children.

• particularly: My gran used to make a particularly potent variety.

Preposition: than

• morphine: Morphine has an active metabolite, morphine-6-glucuronide ( M6G ), which is a major metabolite in man and is more potent than morphine.

• dioxide: This is an explosive greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide.