Sentence examples for clout among from inspiring English sources

That helped bring him clout among his peers, who awarded Indianapolis the Super Bowl in 2012.

His endorsement may carry some clout among conservatives who might otherwise be suspicious of Mr. Romney.

But employee-owned B.N.A., started about 80 years ago, has long ago established clout among lawmakers, regulators and lobbyists.

Were he now to back away from his UN bid, his clout among his own people would shrivel.

Mr. Khatami may not have the courage — or the clout among conservatives — to take the same kinds of risks.

Backing Mr. Berrios and the entire Democratic ticket will help Ms. Preckwinkle build clout among Hispanics and party insiders, her supporters said.

And as another writer remarked recently, Israel's chief rabbis "are hardly examples of religious clout, especially among Jews".

For all of Mr. Chávez's international clout, especially among other leftist governments in the region, these domestic political relationships may prove the most difficult to manage without him.

The bill, approved 357 to 70, still faces obstacles in the Senate, where — as the action on Thursday illustrated — the industry has more clout, particularly among Republicans and moderate Democrats.

A paper released in August by Harvard Medical School researchers cited the size of the program, and its lack of government negotiating clout, as among the reasons why Americans pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.

The episode underscored that Mr. Bush's credibility and political clout, long gone among Democrats, is lacking among Republicans as well.