Sentence examples for a considerable leverage from inspiring English sources

The underlying assumption here is that each state uses its own sovereign prerogatives to affect the citizenship constellation, since it is less likely to have a considerable leverage on the preference of its counterpart.

An American diplomatic cable from 2005, made public through WikiLeaks, admitted that the potential loss of a visa is "a source of considerable leverage" and suggested this could be used to press Jamaica's then prime minister to act against corruption.

But as the legendary Gov. Huey P. Long believed with great conviction, a state willing to let others exploit its resources is also a state with considerable leverage.

That is a significant shift and considerable leverage for the Yankees, whose prior lease, which would have expired at the end of the year, required them to decide whether to stay by the end of this season.

At the heart of the problem for Flow is that it has considerable leverage at a time when investors are suddenly more concerned about balance sheets.

In practical terms, the Union is the biggest political and financial supporter of the Palestinians, providing up to €1 billion, or $1.36 billion, a year, thus giving it considerable leverage.

They have become a favorite target for European politicians because they are largely not regulated, use considerable leverage and created a new class of wealthy youngish people who are widely envied and resented.

Even Ukraine, a country where Gazprom once had considerable leverage and could sell gas at very high prices, is no longer a reliable customer.

Washington should utilize China's considerable leverage by launching a new joint effort with Beijing and Seoul to curb North Korea's advanced weapons programs through diplomatic means while there is still time to do so.

This appears inconsistent with a horizontally held neck which would exert considerable leverage on the front limbs, necessitating larger feet and resulting in deeper imprints than observed, while this leverage would be much reduced if the neck were held more erect, consistent with the small and shallow manus prints.

Superalloy and coating advancements for application in hot sections of gas turbine engines have resulted in a considerable economic leverage in power plants (Miller and Chambers 1987; Reed 2006).