Sentence examples for clout in order from inspiring English sources

But the settlement gives Glaser's company both cash and improved marketing clout in order to keep its current business alive.

Clearwire owns spectrum that is similar to what SoftBank uses in Japan, potentially giving the newly strengthened Sprint more clout in ordering the latest devices.

Presidential candidates have used these PACs to contribute money to elected officials in order to gain clout and possibly win endorsements.

In the late 1980's, they helped organize the Pacific Leadership Council in order to gain more clout for Asian-Americans in California.

While this might be helpful in order to get political clout for the needs of future Olympians, the danger this poses is that partisanship might easily slip in and influence decisions that should be made strictly on professional basis.

"There's this sense that we have to be big in order to have the clout to negotiate" (site B).

At the moment the England order lacks clout in the middle and maybe, for the time being, the load should be spread, with Vaughan and Strauss swapping places.

The EU could tap sovereign wealth funds from Asia and the Gulf in order to boost the financial clout of its main vehicle to bailout eurozone countries suffering debt distress and prevent contagion spreading, it is understood.

Indeed, their clout will be essential in the coming days in order to transform moral outrage into common-sense legislation.

Honeywell has used its political clout to get Cote on the Obama's deficit commission in order to prevent defense cuts.

He was credited with helping YouView get its house in order and giving it some much-needed commercial clout.