Sentence examples for have a clout from inspiring English sources

Now that branding and marketing are the national ideology -- and focus groups have a clout unmatched by labor unions or the religious right -- what could be more fitting than a debate in which not a single word is uttered that hasn't been pre-tested more rigorously than a McDonald's breakfast sandwich rollout?

Herman Cain has a clout score of eighty-four, whicrusheshes all of them, even though he has only one-eighth as many followers as Gingrich.

For generations, Variety's critics had a clout that far outweighed their number of readers, providing early readings on coming films and Broadway shows to an audience of powerful industry insiders.

Young people today have a demographic clout similar to that of their once-rebellious parents.

"The schools here have a lot of clout.

"They don't have a lot of clout".

"They have a lot of clout, and a factory for producing lies".

If it prospers, the coalition should have a lot of clout.

"Those companies have a lot of clout in the metals and energy fields and that gives them a tremendous advantage".

"I guess the good news is, they're tacitly saying we do have a lot of clout.

No proper end Heads off A tippler's guide ReprintsPowerful and wealthy personalities behind Nigeria's past military governments still have a lot of clout.