Still, he seemed to understand jobs in the trades had lost clout in American society.
They suspected he had lost clout in the underworld, living hand to mouth on payments from whomever he was able to scare, according to Ignatius Chinn, a San Francisco police officer and former California Department of Justice agent who spent two years investigating Chow prior to his 1995 conviction.
Although Dominion appeared to have lost clout after last November's elections, the utility is emerging from the legislative session as a winner again.
And the N.R.A. has lost clout, they contend, as evidenced by the defeat of a referendum last year in Missouri to allow people to carry concealed weapons.
Trade unions also play a part but have lost clout in recent years, and have been damaged by a corruption scandal over BAWAG, a bank they used to own but had to sell.Corporatism may be out of fashion elsewhere, but in Austria it seems to deliver results.
Also, if you feel like you've been passed over for a promotion or you've lost clout within your organization, it can make sense to consider a buyout offer.
If they didn't clean up the situation by running him off the yard, making him check into the hole (a.k.a. solitary), or even beat him down and shank him, they would have lost clout and respect in the system, as most convicts call federal prisons.
But this week marked their first foray into publishing when, through their private equity arm, Koch Equity Development, they provided Meredith Corp with a $650m cash boost in its purchase of Time Inc. Time, once one of the world's most influential magazines, had lost its clout decades ago, he said.
If all of those things come out of this then I think Fifa has a better chance in the future". Has Africa has lost its clout at Fifa? Read more on Fifa presidential election: Has Africa lost its clout?
Certainly, Mr. Malone has lost some clout.
