Sentence examples similar to sheer clout from inspiring English sources

China has asked claimants to settle the disputes through bilateral negotiations, in which Beijing would have the advantage because of its sheer size and clout.

As someone who is of the Lady Bracknell school of thought, whose best nights out have involved the carrying of nothing more than a debit card (overdrawn) and a packet of fags in the pocket of a faux-fur coat, the sheer size and clout of the current handbag styles does absolutely nothing for me.

Although the book, published next week, does not confine its attack exclusively to the supermarket that grew from humble beginnings as a market stall in London's East End to become a multinational company with a presence in almost every postcode in Britain, Tesco is singled out because of its sheer size and clout.

"It's because of its sheer size and clout," says Simms. "It's incredibly hard for smaller operators to compete against".

The group's sheer size gives it clout in the discussions.

During the fiscal crisis, his political clout and sheer force of personality brought fellow labor leaders into the fold.

Does its sheer size, and the political clout that comes with it, represent a threat to good government?

Mr Bewkes is now widely expected to reshape Time Warner into a much smaller company by selling or spinning off some of its businesses.At the moment, Time Warner conforms to the reigning orthodoxy in traditional media: that sheer size gives a company clout, and that owning distribution networks is vital to ensure that video content can always get to viewers.

Quite simply, Bigelow and Cameron now have enormous clout, although in terms of sheer brute commercial force, Cameron's ­exceeds Bigelow's.

He and Mary created if not an antidote at least a distraction from Britain's lack of clout in foreign policy by the sheer charisma of their personal style.

But the sheer breadth and depth of this particular disco-ball gives it lasting clout.