Sentence examples for a bit of leverage from inspiring English sources

That is quite a bit of leverage.

I needed something, a platform, to give me a bit of leverage.

You know other salaries around the business, and in a way that gives you a bit of leverage.

And he was claiming just a bit of leverage over two trainers who had already won this race in multiples.

The company had revenue of $514 million last year, with only 1,700 employees — that's quite a bit of leverage.

With the shift, Universal appears to be aiming to regain a bit of leverage — although at the risk of provoking a showdown with Mr. Jobs.

You might be CIA to them, you might seem handy for a bit of political leverage - which appears to have been the case with Mr Henderson - or you might just look as if you are worth a decent ransom.

The casinos have a bit of additional leverage: In many regions of the country, they are the only game in town.

It could provide a bit of patient leverage in an area where there's no nearly none.

"These issues have to be thought through before legalization comes online … when you still have a little bit of leverage as a regulator and are not going to be held hostage to a powerful lobby," she said.

The company's licensing fees have become an important part of studios' P&L sheets, and as a result, Netflix has gained a little bit of leverage in its licensing talks.