Sentence examples for a bit of clout from inspiring English sources

This group has a bit of clout too.

Whatever, you need a cheese with a bit of clout.

This will give us a bit of clout," he said.

Anyone, including these "reds and browns", could buy into the "party of power" if he wanted a bit of clout or business.

We will also be serving the Oyster and Fish House menu at Selfridges to give the whole campaign a bit of clout.

If England possessed a team manager with a bit of clout or a senior official prepared to stick his head above the parapet, yesterday would have been the day to wheel them out.

At least until Austin Powers's mojo wears down, and the Todd sisters lose a bit of their clout.

It was perhaps the last of these programmes, in which he offers advice to troubled teenagers on building self-confidence, self-help for eating disorders and combating bullying – drawn from his own experience – which gave Wan a bit of political clout.

1.26am GMT 137th over: England 410-7 (Prior 47, Finn 11) Martin tempts Finn with a bit of flight, so Finn clouts a slog-sweep for four.

More firms need to do the same.Since 1900 multinational business activity has mirrored, with a bit of a lag, countries' economic clout.

That extra bit of clout made it easier for thousands of party loyalists to crowd voting stations; intimidate other voters; vote freely and often, and in as many polling stations as they wished; and to also tamper with the ballots.