Sentence examples for of clout that from inspiring English sources

If you say you're an All-Star there is a certain amount of clout that comes along with it, correct?" Correct, mostly — there were only eighty-four — but point taken: being ninety-second in the world, in anything, ain't bad).

They will discuss the economic crisis, including a plan to replenish the Inter-American Development Bank, a Washington-based pillar of clout that has suffered losses from the financial crisis.

For the highly visual and physical work of Clout, that proved effective.

He modestly and fashionably flexes the kind of clout that transcends sport.

Then, of course, Target and Walmart started dealing with the toy manufacturers with the same kind of clout that Toys R UsUs had.

"It's part of the geopolitical process," he said, "and Microsoft has a level of clout that a lot of other folks don't in Washington and in other countries".

McConnell won because he's got a familiar name, a lot of money and the kind of political clout that makes up for occasional lapses from orthodoxy.

It was this promise of negotiating clout that gave impetus to the merger of the two hospitals, fierce rivals since each was founded in the early 1950's.

A decade ago, only a handful of women, including Ms. Bond and Ms. Nellor, could claim the kind of style clout that comes with a presence in the D.J. booth.

With 13 pay-cable events each year, six television broadcasts a week, a line of Mattel action figures and various other properties, WWE has the kind of marketing clout that should be able to give its film projects — previously dominated by mediocre vehicles for fading wrestlers — the juice they need to be commercial.

Four out of five PCs in the world use its chips, which gives it an enormous amount of market clout that can be misused.