Sentence examples for clout in the form of from inspiring English sources

47 THE WHITE STRIPES White Blood Cells Sympathy For the Record Industry, 2001 The Detroit odd couple's third album stuck to a blues-rock formula but extra pop clout, in the form of Hotel Yorba et al, made them household names.

Her accomplishment solidified her place in a very rare circle, and brought with it, a degree of clout in the form of advocacy for gender equality in tournament awards.

Workers in other countries have used their political clout to take their productivity gains in the form of reduced hours -- shorter work weeks, longer vacations, and earlier retirements.

At TED, genies appear in the form of someone with clout like Bill Gates, Al Gore, or a Steve Jobs figure.

The U.S. State Department for decades has circumvented its ban on ransom payments by dispatching "freelance diplomats," usually in the form of American politicians who have political clout and are well-liked in international circles.

He used his clout as a member of the Senate majority party to provide goodies to his district, in the forms of pork barrel programs and personal political favors.

Microsoft used to have this kind of clout in the glory days of the personal computer.

Discover the rigorous fundamentals that give this program real-world clout in the halls of academia and in the halls of business.

With DoubleClick, Google would have additional clout in the world of advertising.

But the group's real interest is to increase their clout in the EU by forming a united regional front at summit meetings in Brussels.

In passing the presidency to Mr. Medvedev, his longtime protégé, and taking the post of prime minister, Mr. Putin ushered in a new form of government, which balanced the president's constitutional powers against his own enormous political clout.