Sentence examples for give it clout from inspiring English sources
C&N is likely to turn its attention to Airtours which, like Thomson, would give it clout in both Britain and Scandinavia; in return, C&N would provide Airtours, which last year failed to buy not just First Choice but also DER, Germany's number three, with a much-needed continental foothold.
One idea is the revival of something like the PCC, but with a statutory underpinning to give it clout.
But neither deal would give it clout in America, where it has hunted for merger partners but found no takers.
It was also supposed to give it clout with corporations that were also seeking printers, servers, storage and data management services.
This exceptionalism has helped China accumulate over $1 trillion in foreign reserves, that it naturally thinks should give it clout in the world.
If it can show itself to be a committed member to the open source project, it gives it clout with companies who are working on big data and machine learning projects using open source tools — and that opens the door to consulting services and other business opportunities for Big Blue.
After the fall of Kadafi, the West enjoyed a reservoir of goodwill among Libyans that gave it clout to press the new government on human rights.
Nigeria's success in helping end the conflicts in Sierra Leone and Liberia have also given it clout in terms of finding solutions to regional conflicts.
The other is that Nigeria seems to be headed at last towards democratic rule and economic reform, which could give it the clout its size deserves.
