Sentence examples for substantial clout from inspiring English sources

"Whereas if they are an active participant in that process... they will have substantial clout and influence in Baghdad".

But if the Kurds take an active role "they will have substantial clout and influence in Baghdad".

Season premieres can wield substantial clout, but Fox is assigning enough power to them to account for lower ratings.

Mrs. Feinstein heads the Senate subcommittee that oversees the budget of the Interior Department, giving her substantial clout over that agency, which manages the government's landholdings.

Of course, if Apple was to launch its own social network, it would likely use its substantial clout to push it to users and aim to overtake both Facebook and Twitter.

Many supporters of Mr. Burke, who tend to be longtime residents, said he is accessible and uses his substantial clout at City Hall to take care of neighborhood problems quickly.

But it has never had real clout.

Government officials have real clout.

The Pequots, even with their substantial political clout in Connecticut, may not have been able to keep the Mohegans out of the casino market.

Mr Zenawi clouded a gleaming reputation by conflating state and personal power, and used Ethiopia's fast-growing economy and substantial regional clout to silence his critics and get his way.

The current Court has now decided that such protections guarantee the right of corporations to use their substantial economic clout to influence election outcomes.