Sentence examples for the potential clout from inspiring English sources

For instance: Where better than New York to demonstrate the potential clout of the religious left?

In an indication of the potential clout of these parents, most of the lawmakers who represent the neighborhood -- an assemblyman, a state senator and two Council members -- spoke at the meeting, offering at least rhetorical support for the school.

But none of their town councils, appointed consultative bodies and highly circumscribed legislatures has anything like the potential clout of Kuwait's new parliament.Kuwait is hardly a model of democracy either at least, not yet.

But as no president before or since, Carter both understood the potential clout available to anyone who had held the office, and possessed the energy and determination to exploit it.

None, however, has the potential clout of the new Gateway device, which carries the marketing might of AOL, a company that has more subscribers than Venezuela has citizens.

In other words, it had the potential clout, but not the nous, commitment or focus to use it.

This week's European Voice column on the region highlights Poland's potential clout in the wider Middle East.

Still, though the Communists have so far failed to turn their potential clout into real power, some of their confidence may be returning.

Both campaigns are scrambling to court Hispanics because of their potential clout in swing states including Florida, Nevada and Colorado.

Friends of the River, with 6,000 members now dedicated to protecting all California's rivers, is just one group among thousands, from the nationwide Sierra Club to Pennsylvania's Allegheny Land Trust, that seek to minimise man's impact on nature.America's environmentalist movement has undeniable potential clout and a huge reservoir of public sympathy.

If 1,000 prospective buyers of Toyota Camrys knew of one anothers existence, theyd have enormous potential clout.