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Example sentences for: clout

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And there's an interesting paradox here with Africana : Gates is probably the only black intellectual in America with the charisma and clout to get it published.
His efforts have not boosted test scores as much as had been promised, but modest improvements and Crew's political clout make him the beleaguered system's most impressive chief in decades.
The acquisition, says the paper, will shake both the cable and phone businesses, giving TCI new clout and phone expertise and allowing AT&T to offer local phone service over TCI's cable lines.
“In no small part, that's because the disease has cropped up in new places, and those are states that have political clout.”
Can you imagine 'the Boca Raton intellectuals' exercising cultural clout in the national media, with profiles about them to follow in the Times ? Don't hold your breath.