No carriage deals were announced on Monday, but Disney has leverage in the form of ESPN, ABC Family and its suite of other channels.
Bartelstein said a sign-and-trade deal was another option, but that would require Lee to have leverage (in the form of a big offer) and the Knicks to have a willingness to make a deal, which is doubtful.
Many Americans, in the meantime, are outraged that the Obama administration has not exerted its supposed leverage, in the form of military aid, to pressure the Egyptian army to restore a democratic form of government.
"There are few other industries where the merchant has so little leverage over the form and content, much less the packaging, of what arrives at his place of business".
Others say the recent court decisions give bondholders too much leverage in the form of veto power over debt negotiations, which is bound to complicate restructuring efforts and could force more companies into costly Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Yet on the other side, senior Tories wonder why Cameron is not trying harder for a genuinely fundamental renegotiation given that he has leverage in the form of the UK's possible withdrawal.
And while other countries would undoubtedly resist changing a global trading system that puts Americans at a severe disadvantage, we have enormous leverage, in the form of the world's largest market.
So far, Washington has neither endorsed economic reform forcefully nor used its considerable leverage (in the form of massive military aid) to nudge the military to consent to change.
She adds that "green chemistry" is being highly leveraged in the form of biocatalytic conversions for several synthetically derived product candidates.
The developer does have some leverage, however, in the form of his insurance policy on the trade center complex, which could provide $3.55 billion to $6.7 billion for reconstruction.
