Sentence examples for clout and control from inspiring English sources
Throughout, gold is a self-evident emblem of material wealth, with all the mundane clout and control that implies.
You divisively judged, shamed, alienated, hurt, slandered, and attacked others under the banner of "Christian morals," all in an effort to gain additional political clout and control.
It's hard to imagine a horn section--13 members strong--playing with a better blend of magnificent clout and sensitive control than Charles' crew.
But the NRA's money, political clout, and the saber rattle of gun control opponents is only part of the reason that tougher gun control laws, no matter how many heartbreaking massacres occur, face a hard uphill climb.
If the conflict has demonstrated anything, it is that neither erstwhile superpower has the clout to control its clients on the ground.
Even with more delegates picked through caucuses and state conventions, it's not clear that Republican leaders have the kind of clout to control delegates like they did in the 1930s, '40s, or '50s.
She had insisted that the party leadership and chancellor positions were inseparable — tacitly fearful of becoming a lame duck without the clout to control the party as its chairwoman.
In a city where 64 percent of residents rent, tenants have enormous political clout and it is unpopular to even discuss reforming rent control.
Back when he was the king of cable, he had enormous clout, controlling cable systems and cable programming through his control of TCI.
In the deregulated airline industry, the use of hub control, computerized yield-management systems, and frequent flyer programs have been powerful tools for competitors to regain clout and pricing power.
