Sentence examples for leverage for something from inspiring English sources
"They are trying to build up leverage for something, politically and psychologically, for negotiations with the United States," said Ivan P. Hall, author of "Cartels of the Mind" (Norton, 1997), an exploration of Japanese protectionism.
Instead of using their leverage to press for something like the Responsible Estate Tax Act, they're allowing Lincoln and Baucus to dominate the stage.
"Then, once you have some leverage, you can look for something together".
"For nearly 18 months, Iran held and terrorized Jason for the purpose of gaining negotiating leverage and ultimately exchanging him with the United States for something of value to Iran," the suit alleges.
That is because human studies, with notably few exceptions (see below), do not have leverage for testing the hypothesis that there is something particular to early stress exposure that has a specific impact.
Senator Robert F. Bennett, Republican of Utah, however, said that "we can be a nuisance with a filibuster" and that Republicans should not give up their leverage "without getting something for it".
Drawing from your leverage is something you do now.
Leverage for new TV deals.
We prefer light leverage for our properties.
Were abductions used to gain leverage for amnesty?
