Sentence examples for threw its weight around from inspiring English sources

It threw its weight around before the summit.

The students complained that the United States threw its weight around too much in the world, but that it also was not active enough in support of what they called freedom-seeking Muslims in Chechnya and the "true" Muslims who oppose the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

And that showed Saturday as the Badgers' offensive line, which averages 318 pounds, threw its weight around.

And above all, Congress should start throwing its weight around again.

China's increasing willingness to throw its weight around has put other countries on edge and spurred them to solicit U.S. assistance.

Apple can't throw its weight around like it used to, as it did when it gifted us 99 cent music singles.

And by throwing its weight around, it is doing nothing for its image as a bully in the region.

Gazprom has also raised hackles by the way it has thrown its weight around on oil and gas projects.

For the lobby, it is throwing its weight around in Washington.

And perhaps America can throw its weight around, since it is simply too big a power to ignore.

After the Heritage Media deal, News America Marketing was in a position to throw its weight around and it did just that, drawing a variety of lawsuits in which competitors claimed they had been threatened and harassed.