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And it has thrown its weight behind Moscow's choices in regional elections.

It has thrown its weight behind the Guggenheim request to borrow the picture for a year.

It has thrown its weight behind politicians on the right, like Margaret Thatcher, and on the left, like Barack Obama.

It has thrown its weight behind Romney at the eleventh hour – he's the least worst prospect and, despite his obvious weaknesses, has the best chance of attracting the necessary independents to beat Obama.

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

While under President George Bush, the US strove to build a close relationship with Pakistan's military, it has more recently thrown its weight behind supporting democracy in the country.

While NYFF has always been a curating gem, it hasn't always thrown its weight around for world premieres and exclusives.

To do this, Mozilla has thrown its weight behind WebVR, an experimental API that makes it easier to connect the browser to virtual reality headsets.

Instead, AARP has thrown its weight behind an effort to ram the bill through before Thanksgiving.

Germany's weighty trade-union federation has finally thrown its weight behind him.

Crucially for Corbyn, one of the biggest unions, Unite, has thrown its weight behind him.