Almost all the loans are to big firms, presumably with political clout, increasing the likelihood of forbearance.
America is trying to design a trade regime which China will eventually have to join rather than getting to set its own rules as its clout increases.
Past efforts to strengthen labor laws over four decades have gotten bogged down: Congress cannot pass reforms until labor's political clout increases, but that won't happen without labor law reform.
Kjellberg's clout has increased rapidly both within YouTube and outside it.
"Now it is politically acceptable, and their political clout has increased.
The freshmen who have joined the study committee — which was founded in 1973 — play an important role in its renewed clout, having increased its membership to 163 from roughly 110 two years ago.
And with every senior citizen in the nation enrolled in the same Medicare drug plan, the government's bargaining clout would increase exponentially.
But China's growing economic clout and increasing nationalism among its youth — as well as the newfound strength of its homegrown brands — pose challenges for foreign companies trying to woo its growing middle class.
Cities' economic and public policy clout will increase through urbanisation.
And much like her royal sister-in-law, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, she has the clout to increase a brand's exposure and even make a garment sell out after just one wear.
