Sentence examples for has considerable clout from inspiring English sources

As the euro zone's paymaster, Germany has considerable clout in the banking union debate.

The victory by his protégé demonstrated that Mr. Warner, a centrist, has considerable clout.

The British government has considerable clout in shaping those laws despite the growth of qualified-majority votes.

The merger has come under assault by the National Association of Broadcasters, which has considerable clout in Congress.

The Villages is a retirement community, but the future will be filled with time-worn faces like these.America's older population already has considerable clout.

America which has considerable clout with Japan's government might oppose the shipping of radioactive material halfway across the world on security grounds.

The clearinghouses have considerable clout in Washington.

"He had considerable clout and influence and we say he orchestrated this conspiracy.

There is no doubt that Israeli lobby groups are well organized and well financed and have considerable clout in Washington.

Mr. Dimon "has always been well regarded and had considerable clout," said Tom Block, a former head of government relations at JPMorgan who has prepped senior executives in the past for Congressional hearings.

The gun lobby suffered an erosion of support in states where it once had considerable clout, and President Bush moved to the center on the gun issue, saying he supports the assault weapons ban and closing the gun-show loophole.