Sentence examples for clout against from inspiring English sources

Arriving back at G.M. to find talented but demoralized designers, Mr. Lutz began wielding his vice chairman's clout against G.M.'s "alien and possibly hostile culture".

And New York's heavily Democratic representation in Congress could leave it with less clout against Republican states in the South and the West.

Its rows with Diageo and Heineken apparently show the multinational brewers flexing their muscles to retain their pricing power in a country which has never seen a pub chain big enough to hold any clout against them before.

BSkyB is expected to have an involvement in Channel 5 if Viacom pulls off a takeover, by taking over the broadcaster's advertising sales and giving it greater competitive clout against bigger rivals ITV and Channel 4. Viacom declined to comment.

On the positive side – and I am working hard to find a silver lining to all of this – it is unlikely that the Church of England will be able to wield as much clout against the idea of gay marriage.

Catholic leaders, who have tried to wield their clout against Mr. Obama on issues like abortion, birth control and same-sex marriage, are betting that their congregations will be able to exert pressure on reluctant Republicans and wavering Democrats to support the president on immigration.

That long tenure gives her more clout to go against the political grain.

Instead of using its clout to lobby against the device tax — which helped foment opposition to the Affordable Care Act — the medical-device industry needs to share the responsibility of lowering costs for patients, businesses and taxpayers.

Even if the two parties break up, Yisrael Beitenu is expected to remain in the coalition, where Lieberman can use his significant political clout to argue against concessions to the Palestinians.

In a draft proposal circulated to defense and transportation industry executives in recent weeks, the union is offering to use its grass-roots organization, annual conference and movement clout to lobby against cuts to federal military and infrastructure spending.

Cable bosses also say they need more clout to compete against growing online-video services like Netflix, although they already control the internet pipes through which Netflix is delivered.