Sentence examples for industry clout from inspiring English sources

The success of Preminger's adaptation vaulted him out of intra-studio shouting matches into fame and industry clout (and an Oscar nomination).

It could also have used its industry clout to lobby supermarkets and government, and make the public aware of the price pressures facing the industry.

But Google's promise to build the demonstration network is also the latest example of the Internet search company using its money and industry clout to help shape the future of the Internet to its liking.

Spotify may be the largest digital music subscription service in the world, with increasing industry clout and major label shareholders, but its chief executive still stressed its anti-establishment credentials.

Even the most accomplished and popular actresses see their careers begin to falter when they pass 40, though a few are able to hang on through a combination of industry clout, cosmetic surgery and a shrewd choice of roles.

It is likely that Phoenix's natural charisma would have shone through without industry clout - Sidney Lumet, who directed Running on Empty, decided that the actor "couldn't be ordinary if he tried".

"They have been caught with their pants down, and they have to pull them up really fast".The oil industry's clout is, in fact, diminishing.

*Keeping tourism under the control of DCMS may mean the industry lacks clout in Whitehall.

The cable industry's clout is enormous, and Comcast is the alpha dog in that pack.

That money helped the Democrats gain power in Congress, elevated Mr. Schumer's standing in his party and increased the industry's clout in the capital.

In another sign that the industry's clout is in jeopardy, federal regulators are rethinking their own reliance on consultants, which are often called in to bolster compliance procedures at banks.