But while this raw political clout is a fact of life, at least we can demand an end to the hypocrisy.
Little wonder, then, that 21st-Century Germany probably commands more raw economic and political clout than any time in its peacetime history.
The association had the advantage of great size in comparison to the competition, and had the necessary clout to secure raw materials.
But it has never had real clout.
Barefoot, in unaccustomed clouts of skirts of raw muslin,.
By Robert Pinsky The New Yorker, September 19 , 1983P. 46 Barefoot, in unaccustomed clouts of skirts of raw muslin, View Article Robert Pinsky teaches in the M.F.A. program at Boston University.
Ms. Lauper's voice is a personality voice with clout: high-pitched but strong and flexible, with raw emotion often undercutting delicacy and nuance.
Too often in these cases the victims lack the political clout to protect themselves in the face of a raw exercise of political power.
But none of them have shown the clout and power that Palin has so far shown, in raw numbers of people turning up at the ballot box.
For decades, agribusiness has used its political clout to persuade Congress to subsidize sugar, corn and soy, the raw ingredients for the processed diet that is inexpensive but contributes to chronic diseases.
