Sentence examples for serious leverage from inspiring English sources

Ms. Ross said the only thing clear about the decision was that it gave Apple serious leverage in its battle with Samsung.

"What layperson isn't brought up short in realizing, 40 years after Vatican II with its promise of consultation and collaboration, that our only serious leverage is money?

His contract will still count against the cap, and by doing this while Tuukka Rask remains unsigned for next season, he's given the Rask camp some serious leverage".

If this year's World Cup is a big hit with fans and sponsors, that gives the NHL some serious leverage to play hardball on the Olympics, or walk away all together.

As the senior Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, which handles taxes and Social Security, Mr. Baucus is in a position to exercise some serious leverage in defense of his party's core beliefs -- especially protecting the interests of the poor and middle class.

Now that's serious leverage!

In exchange for the bailout, you might as well get some serious diplomatic leverage.

Although calls for "reform" abound, little thought is given to where and how the EU can add value by spending money, where a European budget can realise serious financial leverage, or where it can support domestic reform processes.

As the only U.S. passenger outfits permitted to fly into China, United and Northwest will lose serious pricing leverage on lucrative flights if United-nemesis American Airlines and others squeeze into the arena.

I made serious money leveraging BBB- and BB-rated corporate bonds, as well as bank preferred stocks.

"Enterprise computing is going through one of the biggest transformations in decades and companies that are serious about leveraging data as a disruptive advantage are relying on MapR," said Barry Eggers, managing partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners, in a statement.