lung-power

People with little scientific knowledge but a lot of lung-power and scary science fiction made it into the news after President Obama announced the change in the government policy.

The Hyper Bowl 2009

She could hear Kapera breathing, quick and shallow, like trying to extract oxygen from carbon dioxide by sheer lung-power.

Who Do You Say I Am 2010

While not possessed of a particularly deep voice, Marcus MacRannoch had enough lung-power for three ordinary-sized men.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

Apparently, with the wind to move them, the tran had not developed their lung-power overmuch.

Icerigger Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1974

When Antoinette Roberts spoke, however, her voice was big enough to fill the room on lung-power alone.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

Wherever an Afro-American is found supporting, by his lung-power and ballot, a party which denies him participation in its primary (basis of party) government, then you have found a man who does not know what his attitude in politics should be; and, whether he should be pitied or despised, must remain a question for each individual to decide.

Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro Daniel Wallace [Editor] Culp

When on the trek one of the transport waggons stuck fast hopelessly in an ugly drift, and no amount of whip-leather or lung-power sufficed to move it.

With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back Edward P. Lowry

For his voice was soft, full, organ-like, flexible, easy with illimitable lung-power and ineffable grace.

The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller

If they cannot enjoy you and your lung-power exhibit, they should stay at home.

The Silly Syclopedia Noah [pseud.] Lott

He was one of the bowed and stunted men, but in this emergency he developed sudden lung-power.

King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923