Sentence examples for clout is not from inspiring English sources

By Washington standards, the industry's financial clout is not terribly large.

They have also shown that their clout is not limited to rural areas.

The miasma of corruption claims hanging over the Board of Control for Cricket in India, by far the most powerful body in the game because of its financial clout, is not going away any time soon.

These offshore yuan are, in turn, being tapped by borrowers, issuing "dim sum" bonds in Hong Kong (see article).But as the dollar's history shows, economic clout is not enough without financial sophistication (see article).

To be sure, the lobby's clout is not as profound as it once was.

While addressing a group who has endured some political difficulty, Paul, as one with Roman privileges, dares to suggest that even such civic clout is not to be taken so seriously.

The low-budgeted "Support the Girls" opened in a piddly 35 theaters, so its awards clout isn't widespread.

And throughout, he was fighting for austerity and accountability in public finances: it was not a one-man battle, but nobody else carried such clout within the bureaucracy, and even that clout was not enough.There have been famous victories on Mr Chubais's watch.

Additional negotiating clout was not the only motivation for 21st Century Fox.

Evangelicals, who currently represent about a quarter of the U.S. population and wield significant political clout, aren't necessarily worried about the Earth itself, noted Rev. Mitchell Hescox, president of the Evangelical Environmental Network, a ministry dedicated to caring for the natural world.

And as for becoming a village — with its own local government and presumably more clout — that idea is not popular with most residents, said Daniel G. Smith, a landscaper and member of the local Rotary Club who grew up in Pearl River.