Sentence examples for lacks clout from inspiring English sources
Austria's Benita Ferrero-Waldner (external relations) is tenacious, say officials, but lacks clout and confidence.
*Keeping tourism under the control of DCMS may mean the industry lacks clout in Whitehall.
If your family lacks clout, an alternative is to attach yourself to a well-placed patron.
Chase lacks an equities business, an area where J.P. Morgan also lacks clout.
The glum fact is that "Gone Girl" lacks clout where it needs it most, at its core.
At the moment the England order lacks clout in the middle and maybe, for the time being, the load should be spread, with Vaughan and Strauss swapping places.
Despite her charismatic champion, Mogherini, to many, still lacked clout.
But their record has disappointed some members of the young generation, who say they lack clout among their political peers because their power was not acquired through election.
Halberstam then proceeds to show that Washington preferred not to think about larger purposes, and that the new political constituency he describes lacked clout.
The SNP was able to argue that not only was Labour anti-Scottish but that Scotland lacked clout at Westminster Salmond had always seen the bigger picture, possessing an ability to map out future political terrain and act accordingly.
