They, and the clout they represent, are present now in Lausanne, and they will be a quorum with the imminent return of Lavrov.
"This is such a clear indication that once they have the clout they are willing to use it to the full extent that they can.
"They have an anomaly out there, they have clout and get the big names," Mr. Eberle said.
So while they're not big guns in investment terms, they have clout.
These bands have recognised that they have clout, and their protests about fees make news.
They have clout and can go public without endangering their career prospects.
But their record has disappointed some members of the young generation, who say they lack clout among their political peers because their power was not acquired through election.
But there are also more actors rewriting and recreating the characters as they gain clout in the industry.
Despite accounting for only 5.5% of the population, they wield disproportionate clout because they are concentrated in relatively few areas.
