Sentence examples for clout would be from inspiring English sources

Underestimating Microsoft, with all its cash and clout, would be a mistake.

He figured that the Japanese company's clout would be much greater if it had factories in more than just one state: Kentucky.

Had he retained his shares his clout would be undeniable, but without them he may be expendable to the billionaire steel tycoon from Russia.

If female players had more bargaining power and clout, Edwards would be Norma Rae in hightops.

A Muslim country would give the council clout: best would be Turkey or Indonesia, which increasingly see themselves as regional powers.

Quite apart from the alliance's military clout, it would be politically helpful to give the British-American alliance extra multilateral support without the complications and discord that would come with UN involvement.

But he does have clout and would be seen as a soothing influence, a source said.

If it moved further to the periphery, its clout in negotiations would be further reduced.

Running the eurozone through a council of national leaders would also enhance French clout as France would be backed by the zone's third and fourth economies, Italy and Spain, while Germany's allies would be smaller.

Although parents in poor districts will undoubtedly suspect that Roslyn is getting lighter treatment because of its wealth and clout, no one would be served by a state takeover there.

Toledo was splintered into three Congressional districts in the map that Ohio Republicans passed this fall -- to the dismay of its mayor, Michael P. Bell, who worried that his city's clout in Washington would be diluted if its representatives had to weigh the competing needs of different areas.