The deal would have carried considerable risks for Dallas.
"How deeply, beyond words, he speaks to us," he said--a phrase that, coming from a great writer, carried considerable weight.
Barry's opinion carried considerable weight (and did so for decades to come) in the film world; she told Brooks the museum would not acquire a copy of Pandora's Box for its collection, because "it had no lasting value".
But the intervention from 86-year-old Kathrada may carry considerable weight within the party, which has governed the country since apartheid ended in 1994.
Clovis has long been considered a powerhouse in Iowa Republican politics and carries considerable weight among socially conservative voters, particularly on his home turf of the state's deep red north-west.
But the 1990 case that tested the scope of that law dealt with a state, Connecticut, that did not have constitutional provisions like New York's, a distinction that gambling opponents say would carry considerable weight in court.
Since that revolution, Mr. Rafsanjani has played a central role within successive Iranian governments, first under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and then under Ayatollah Khamenei, and so his remarks carry considerable weight.
Rihanna's name carries considerable weight in pop culture, and judging by her past successes in fashion and beauty, LVMH could have an instant money-maker if the deal was, in fact, made.
His endorsement should carry considerable weight.
But other complaints from 1994 might still carry considerable weight.
And these days, his pronouncements carry considerable weight.
