Sentence examples for not clout from inspiring English sources
The P. & G.-Gillette G.-Gillette is about quality, not clout.
But the EU is not without clout.
Under this approach, the spirit of initiative – not political clout – determines who succeeds.
This is not enough clout on its own to trouble the trustbusters: in fact Sony BMG has a smaller European presence than Universal, the leading record company.
From the start this team made clear that both major orchestras and fledgling ensembles were invited to apply, and that choices would be based on the intrinsic merits of the programs, not the clout of the institutions.
Of course, Slut Puppy knew that hacking the New York Times was a lot riskier than attacking Rt66 — the newspaper is not without clout in Washington, D.C.
"Luzhkov is a good city manager, but he does not have clout in the provinces," agrees Rem Vyakhirev, chairman of natural gas monopoly Gazprom.
"We don't have a governor, we don't have senators, we don't have clout in the Assembly or Senate.
"Nothing is easier," Mr. Obama said, "than solving a problem on the backs of people who are poor, or people who are powerless and don't have lobbyists or don't have clout".
In Washington, where politicians and policy wonks can feel in their bones when a Cabinet member does or doesn't have clout, Mr. Paulson's stock is riding high.
