Sentence examples for increase its leverage from inspiring English sources
In recent months it has pressed the Metropolitan Museum of Art and several other museums around the world to return objects and, to increase its leverage, it has refused loan requests to some.
The court's order suggested that Iran was willing to go to new lengths to increase its leverage in dealing with what it views as American-led hostility over the nuclear program, which Iran says is for peaceful purposes but the United States, the European Union and Israel regard as a cloak to attain a nuclear weapon.
Having a North Korean envoy meet with his South Korean counterpart about the North's nuclear weapons program is symbolically important for South Korea, which is trying to increase its leverage over the North and make it respect the South.
Another option is to increase its leverage, or borrowing.
On Iran and Syria, Putin will calibrate his moves to reduce Moscow's exposure and increase its leverage.
On May 20th Morningstar, another ratings service, noted that Time Warner was issuing new debt specifically to increase its leverage.
The merger helped HP cut billions in costs and certainly increased its leverage and buying power in the industry, but it hasn't done much to accelerate HP's growth.
While around 44% of the company's income-producing portfolio is London offices, its plan to launch three West End office developments to let in 2012 increases its leverage to this market.
On Monday, North Korea increased its leverage over Seoul by detaining a South Korean worker at Gaeseong, a North Korean border town where the two Koreas run a joint industrial park.
