Benet students were implicated in the University of Illinois clout scandal, in which some applicants were given preferential admission to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) despite having sub-par qualifications.
The agreement also gives the musicians and management equal clout in deciding which Internet projects will be undertaken through what the agreement calls "local Internet oversight committees".
On the economic and diplomatic front, the United States has already demonstrated its clout in Sudan, which is desperate to see American sanctions lifted.
Why do we need another one?" But Apple's clout in music, which began building when the company introduced the iPod in 2001, could face threats as more consumers choose to stream music over the Internet, rather than purchasing it.
But Apple's clout in music, which began building when the company introduced the iPod in 2001, could face threats as more consumers choose to stream music over the Internet, rather than purchasing it.
Lemann laments environmental groups' lack of clout in Washington, which he claims is a leading cause of the failure to produce climate-change legislation, and contrasts this with the grass-roots movement of the early seventies, which brought about the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.
Fred Krupp President, Environmental Defense Fund New York City Lemann laments environmental groups' lack of clout in Washington, which he claims is a leading cause of the failure to produce climate-change legislation, and contrasts this with the grass-roots movement of the early seventies, which brought about the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.
He allegedly boasted of having political clout in Washington, which he said he would use to get further funding for the Gold Line.
But whether the dollar bill is finally scrapped may depend less on the fiscal arguments than on which state carries more clout in Congress: Arizona, which mines the copper that makes coins, or Massachusetts, home of the company that makes paper for dollar bills.
Now seeking a faculty position, she finds that "the backing of NSF legitimizes my research," giving it added clout in a field in which much funding comes from scientifically less prestigious sources.
