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Example sentences for: clout

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McAuliffe is seen as a new breed of entrepreneurial fund-raisers who leverage their services not to obtain cushy ambassadorial posts or lobbyist clout but to help fuel telecommunications, banking, and real-estate business deals.
However, most possessed considerable "clout" across their organizations due largely to the support they received from their organization's senior management.
2) Wait a minute--we get to join forces with the German unions, which have even more clout and better benefits.
The NYT off-lead profiles Casino mogul Steve Wynn's considerable clout in both the gaming and political arenas.
Other features: a breakdown of Clinton's options ( Time likes the idea of a public apology but thinks Clinton's team would never go for it); a recapping and analysis of Starr's evidence, as Time understands it; a prediction that the House will do nothing before elections; and a piece claiming the scandal has ruined any chance for Clinton to burnish his legacy before he leaves office--he simply doesn't have the political clout anymore.