Sentence examples for clout around from inspiring English sources

"We can't throw our economic clout around on the W.T.O.

Having just opened the $320 million City Center project just a block away, Mr. Cappelli has a lot of clout around town these days.

China is not a liberal democracy, and is therefore not strictly qualified to become a member, despite its increasing economic clout around the world.

It is clear that aside from having become a mighty competitor for the other Asian economies, China is also becoming a large buyer of resources from the region and will in due course flood Asia with tourists and capital the latter in order to spread China's economic and political clout around the region.

Much concern has been expressed in the U.S. about Beijing's growing clout around the world.

Thanks to the unions, we have some troops and clout around elections, and that's been very helpful.

Josh Lalor was able to compile an unhurried 45 before becoming Panesar's third victim, while Muirhead's 29 came off only 17 deliveries as the second new ball was clouted around the Traeger Park Oval.

"An observation I made was the number of people who'd been clouted around the back of the head.

I happen to think that we should wipe the word "snub" from any discussion of awards; it comes loaded with ludicrous hints of conspiracy and cabal, as if folks in the movie industry — or in any industry that likes to pat itself on the back — have the time, the willpower, and the logistical clout to call around and organize a shutout.

General Petraeus was given the resources and clout to turn things around, but in the months that followed things did not appear to be improving.

And they are usually bought inefficiently and expensively.That is mostly because small firms lack buying clout; and rooting around for the best deal is time-consuming and expensive.