Sentence examples for better clout from inspiring English sources
"You can talk to people all you like and it often has minimal impact," he said, "but if you show them a better way to do it better, it carries much better clout".
No amount of wise counsel, or fear of getting eased aside in a G-2 world guided by the United States and China, has persuaded E.U. nations — representing almost 500 million people in the world's largest trading bloc — that they can better retain clout with a more robust military, or a more unified voice at global gatherings.
Long held back not just by a pacifist-sounding constitution, but also by a lack of imagination, Japan under Mr Koizumi made commendable moves towards a more muscular and constructive diplomacy that better matched its economic clout.
To curtail the raging inflation of health costs, the government could better use its market clout to hasten electronic record-keeping, replace the fee-for-service model, reform medical malpractice laws and promote living wills.
What Marshall has needed is a national celebrity football hero to boost it onto the happy news network and to get it into a better conference with more clout and screen time.
In a twist of morbid fortune, he may indeed have less to lose than many of his colleagues when the Republican majority arrives — if only because the better part of the clout he has amassed over the years is already gone.
"We can make decisions better, have more marketing clout and do more for the game under one roof.
All in all, this is a big win for everyone involved: customers get access to faster data speeds for no additional cost, and FreedomPop gets the network clout to better compete with some of the wireless carriers it's trying to take on.
So there you are: unions with clout lead to better pay and sounder economies.
But vote in spirit, too: use your clout to demand better politicians, not pliant ones".
Bird is just one of those who have benefited from a big drive by local authorities to use their clout to secure better fuel deals for their residents.
