Sentence examples for its clout with from inspiring English sources

Now, though, reformers believe Keidanren's obduracy has begun to undermine its clout with government: it is surely a promising sign that the LDP feels emboldened to take on a group that is one of its biggest traditional sources of funds.Mr Abe has made external directors a cornerstone of his economic programme, known as Abenomics.

The U.S. unit faces the challenges of finding a permanent chief, increasing its clout with local partnerships and building a faster wireless network to catch up with competitors.

By becoming a phone maker, Google may be able to increase its clout with wireless carriers, which control pricing and distribution of cellphones.

That is how Pepsi describes its clout with suppliers, retailers and customers, thanks to its ability to market and distribute several of its brands together.Fuelled by growth in emerging markets, Pepsi's results were better than expected.

Comcast has leveraged its clout with TV-programming providers, from the Food Network to ESPN, to get them to provide on-demand programs for free.

Apple is leveraging its clout with popular artists and offering exclusive access to things like backstage photos, lyric notes and videos.

Looking to the future, Comcast has used its clout negotiating with program providers to secure high-definition and video-on-demand rights to their content.

The organisation lost much of its lustre with Ralph Reed's retirement in 1997, and some of its financial clout with the loss of its tax-exempt status in 1999.

In Efforts for Myanmar The United States is being confronted with the limits of its clout in dealing with a Myanmar junta that human rights advocates say is putting its own survival before that of a storm-ravaged population.

But he thinks Europe needs to match its economic clout with politcal clout.

Europe, as an economic superpower - which is what it is, the world's largest borderless single market - needs to match its economic clout with greater political clout.