He and other militants were gaining clout, in part because they were delivering social services and physical security that the Coalition was not.
This sounded big-hearted, but it was also rooted in a new reality: The world's developing nations were gaining clout by forming coalitions.
AirAsia serves as a picture-book illustration of this trend and of an industry that is increasingly polarized, where upstart low-cost carriers, which offer far fewer services like on-board meals, are gaining increasing clout and influence.
And while the full-service carriers meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week are facing pressure to scale back and consolidate, their low-cost rivals are gaining market share, clout and influence.
With Mandarin's ascent has come a realignment of power in Chinese-American communities, where the recent immigrants are gaining economic and political clout, said Peter Kwong, a professor of Asian-American studies at Hunter College.
Japan's prefectural governors, along with mayors in a handful of big cities, have been gaining political clout.
In a speech on Friday, Mr. Gates — who is gaining considerable clout in education circles — plans to urge the 50 state superintendents of education to take difficult steps to restructure the nation's public education budgets, which have come under severe pressure in the economic downturn.
But for now this band, which began a sold-out three-night stand at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple on Tuesday night, might be gaining more clout as an influence, a group revered by others, than as a success of its own.
But it looks like with this new endeavor, he'll be gaining some clout in set design once the movie comes out on August 16 in the United States.
But Mr Koizumi may ignore their pleas, despite New Komeito's growing clout in the eyes of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.China is also gaining clout, and some Japanese defence experts are urging the government to mention its neighbour explicitly in the new defence outlines.
