Sentence examples for clout over the from inspiring English sources

The country's diplomatic clout over the past decade was due not only to Mr Blair's personal oomph.

The Kurdish regional government (KRG) has steadily expanded its political and economic clout over the past decade.

The party established the union, which has paid it back with money and political clout over the years.

The office has acquired greater clout over the years, but that characterisation is still not too far wrong.

The army still has to secure its own safe passage into the multiparty era, but has little clout over the resurgent political parties.

In overwhelmingly Democratic Brooklyn, the party's county chairman wields enormous clout over the nomination of judges and legislators and over the appointment of hundreds of patronage jobs.

For Bayer, whose pharmaceuticals business has stumbled, the move gives the company more clout in over-the-counter treatments and greater geographical balance in that business, which Bayer executives expect to reach 2.4 billion euros ($3 billion) after the merger.

Mrs. Feinstein heads the Senate subcommittee that oversees the budget of the Interior Department, giving her substantial clout over that agency, which manages the government's landholdings.

Before the new house went up, clouts over the center field fence between the scoreboard and green water tanks were still home runs.

Steve Smith was so bereft of positives that a few dicey Adam Voges reverse sweeps straight to point and a couple of Mitchell Marsh clouts over the infield were deemed by the captain to be signs of evolution, courage and intent.

While the Haqqanis do not have clout over fighters in the south, Mansoor's death could further strengthen the group's position within the insurgency, making reconciliation even more unattainable.