The $72 million in federal money, therefore, could generate up to $576 million in loans — a powerful leveraging effect that was the goal of the TARP program.
More significantly, the Greens hold nine out of 76 seats in the Australian Senate, giving the party a swing vote and powerful leverage over legislation in the upper house, where no party holds a majority.
(It helped that Wasserman's close friend Sidney Korshak, a mob lawyer, had powerful leverage over the unions in Hollywood, especially the Teamsters).
(It helped that Wasserman's close friend Sidney Korshak, a mob lawyer, had powerful leverage over the unions in Hollywood, especially the Teamsters). And realizing early on that Hollywood needed support and favors from Washington, Wasserman emerged as the dominant political figure in town.
While a law degree may not guarantee you a job as a practicing lawyer, it gives you powerful leverage into other professions and top-paying roles. .
While a law degree may not guarantee you a job as a practicing lawyer, it gives you powerful leverage into other professions and top-paying roles.
In return, Apple, whose dominance in online music sales gives it powerful leverage, agreed to a longstanding demand of the music labels and said it would move away from its insistence on pricing all individual song downloads on iTunes at 99 cents.
Democrats must not be timid in using the powerful leverage they have in a Senate and Judiciary Committee evenly divided between the two parties.
While the task force itself does not have subpoena power, the regulatory agencies involved hold powerful leverage through their ability to cut off financing to groups that fail to comply.
