Sentence examples for clout move from inspiring English sources

The news of Rauner's alleged clout move comes the same day as WBEZ published a "secret clout list" kept by Duncan's office in 2008.

When American Express announced last year that it was retiring its traditional green charge card, which for half a century had been a symbol of wealth and business clout, the move was considered a sign of growing competitiveness among card issuers.

Gandolfini used his Sopranos clout to move into production, making two documentaries – Alive Day Memories and Wartorn – about the military and the psychological effects of soldiering, as well as an HBO film about Ernest Hemingway and his relationship with Martha Gellhorn.

Angela Merkel, admired for her no-nonsense approach, does need to use her clout to move the union beyond the sterile debate about its moribund constitution and build support for some necessary, though minimal, institutional reforms to keep this unwieldy 27-member show on the road.

With China due to rubber stamp its 12th five-year plan this year – with the stated aim of using its financial clout to move upmarket – there are huge opportunities for developed economies such as Britain to boost exports of good quality products.

Some Rinehart-watchers believe that these deals are part of an effort to use her growing clout to move Australia in a conservative or free-market direction.

I experienced this first-hand with at least one executive who used their political clout to move forward a personal agenda at the expense of the team they were leading.

You have to have some seniority and some political clout to move into it [interdisciplinary research].

And his political clout had moved negotiations toward agree.

So as the likes of Mr Brogan argue, clout has moved in British politics today.

LOS ANGELES — The battle to curb labor's political clout has moved from Wisconsin to California, where wealthy conservatives are championing a ballot measure that would bar unions from donating to candidates.