Sentence examples for increased clout from inspiring English sources

"The Lib Dems may not be a serious party," he said, "but their increased clout and Labour's decline mean they must be taken seriously".

But moves intended to give citizens more say in the government faltered, opposition figures say, and sectarian tensions began to grow as Shiites found their hopes of increased clout dashed.

That case is based on jobs, trade, investment and employment rights, as well as the shared values and increased clout of being part of a single market of 500m people.

Always in the foreground of the book is the larger story of Dallas, from its founding in 1841 through its lingering codified racism in the mid-20th century to its various periods of population boom and increased clout.

It would also be a serious political victory for Britain in Europe, demonstrating not only the enormously increased clout the UK enjoys on the world stage as part of the EU, but also that other EU leaders are heeding his calls for the institution to reform and focus on the vital issues of trade and competitiveness.

One theory is that Dr Jaafari could give up trying to create a wide national coalition and instead make common cause with fellow Islamists among the Sunnis.When Dr Jaafari does form a cabinet, there is little guarantee that it will be more disciplined or effective than its predecessor, thanks largely to the Sadrists' increased clout.

In each of these three very different categories consumers carry increasing clout.

In a sign of their increasing clout, poor countries won a clear victory over the drug makers.

Ms. Schultz added that the chain's recent tendency to push fashion's envelope is partly a measure of the design department's increasing clout within the company.

As the fastest-growing part of the world economy, the region will wield increasing clout at global institutions like the I.M.F. and provide more of their financing.

That increasing clout will be one of the major dynamics Dr. Kim will have to negotiate when he takes the helm of the bank on July 1.