Sentence examples for shrinking clout from inspiring English sources
Fast-forward to the autumn of 2008, and the same bloggers are almost unrecognizable in terms of their shrinking clout.
They have seen their political clout shrink and are saved largely by the belief of advertisers that the elite consumers of the English news channels have considerable purchasing power.
Japan's experience proved the dangers of that downward swirl; the economy stagnated, new lending ground to a halt and the country's diplomatic clout shrank with its balance sheets.
As deposits leave the big banks for smaller competitors, the too-big-to-fail crew will inevitably lose political clout — and, eventually, start shrinking.
Today, three main threats exist to America's dominant position in the global economy: loss of economic clout thanks to a shrinking share of world trade, the decline of American technological innovation, and the end of the dollar's privileged status as the global reserve currency.
The IMF's capital has been steadily shrinking relative to the world economy: its clout is half what it was in 2000.
He will also owe the National party big time, increasing the internal clout of Barnaby Joyce, who is no shrinking violet when it comes to advancing the junior coalition partner's interests.
President Leonid Kuchma, however, controls the two main national channels, both still state-owned.Mr Kuchma does not shrink from exercising his clout.
The surging global gas supply also helped shrink Russia's economic clout: profits for Russia's state-owned gas company, Gazprom, plummeted by more than 60% between 2008 and 2009 alone.
