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This kind of clout may be prohibited by antitrust laws, Mr. Collins said, but prosecutions are rare.

So while her red-carpet appeal is undiminished (her life in Nashville with her husband, the country star Keith Urban, and their daughter, Sunday Rose, is still tabloid worthy), her big-screen clout may be.

The CSU's lost clout may be more obvious under Mr Huber, who spurned a chance to head Ms Merkel's chancellery in 2005.Yet the CSU remains formidably strong in Bavaria.

The Associated Press reports that the esteemed American Medical Association's political clout may be waning.

But the elections also mean that some groups now in power may lose clout and may be tempted to return to violence.

Given Florida's electoral clout, bold initiatives may be too much to expect in an election year — except that Mr. Castro's health may not wait.

The contract workers, never part of a permanent workforce, do not have much clout, and their national agreement may be an anachronism.

Though campaign finance experts say officially-declared money is the tip of the iceberg for both sides, the limited public figures available suggest recent efforts to build grassroots organisations to rival the political clout of gun rights advocates may be further advanced than previously thought.

The Toshiba name also offers a certain level of clout for enterprise customers who may be wary about buying from startups that have only been around for a few years.

But without the fancy title and the clout that comes with it you may be a lot less persuasive.

He had clout in the wider world, too, which may be why mourners at the funeral on May 8th included America's previous, current and next presidents.