Sentences with phrase «such clout»

If he really wanted to make that gesture, that's what he would do, and he would put James Cohan Gallery on the spot and other folks and say that they should do the same thing since he's such a well - known artist and has such clout.

Unfortunately, with such clout comes a hefty price tag.

No wonder it has received such clout.

The proposal has drawn strong opposition from the city's taxi operators, who have such clout with the City Council that Mayor Bloomberg took his cause to Albany.

I now understand why the home birthing movement has taken such clout in this country.

It is altogether another to recognize that such a God had tremendous power over the minds and faith of Christians for two millennia but has now ceased to wield such clout.

A somber perspective: Who gave 5 million Jews squatting in the Israeli ghetto in Palestine among 160 + million people in the surrounding countries, 5 million Jews living in the USA among 300 + million Americans and another 5 million Jews living somewhere in this 7 billion people Earth such a clout?

Not exact matches

Such gangs are believed to not have the economic and political clout to expand beyond local drug sales and trafficking, and the State Department reports that they «do not yet appear to be a formal part of the transnational drug logistics chain.»

Setting up a detailed profile with useful information such as images and a link to your website will give your company more visibility and clout, while you can offer special discounts or promotions for customers that give you a review.

The CPPIB is known for using its clout to lean on businesses; should such a financial rule be adopted, expect Wiseman to wield even more influence.

Setting up a detailed profile with useful information, such as images and a link to your website, will give your company more visibility and clout.

That deal gave the brand the clout to then nab a series of yeses from such U.S. giants as CVS, Target and Walgreens.

More established media outlets have much more brand recognition and traditional marketing clout, particularly in linguistically semi-closed markets such as Germany and France.

Signal: Arguably the most private messaging platform on this list, endorsed by such figures as Edward Snowden, Bruce Schneier, and cryptographer Matt Green, Signal carries some clout.

You are making it needlessly hard, or are perhaps just plain too stupid to understand such a simple fact as: there's no point debunking myths that virtually no one and no one at all with any real clout believes in anyway, but MUCH point in debunking myths that large numbers of people, including powerful politicians, believe should be the guiding principles for the country's entire political culture and laws.

The result of such political clout is that today only 10.5 percent of the elderly fall below the poverty line.

As Southern Baptists prepare to install their first black president, observers disagree on how much clout Fred Luter will have in a denomination closely identified with high - profile figures such as the newly reprimanded Richard Land.

This notion, «the principle of collegiality», appears to have a pedigree within Catholic theology and as such it lends a certain degree of respectability and intellectual clout to those clamouring for reform.

Ideological imperatives (and financial clout) within the Democratic Party make any such principled resistance impossible, save for some 21st - century Thomas More.

The Church was only able to stamp out such rival forms once it got the clout of the Roman Empire behind it.

In Chicago, such power is called clout, and it comes from being visible and indispensable.

As such it also carries much political and religious clout in the region.

Certainly decisions such as ousting Papandreou from office and interference into the Greek electoral campaign could have been made only in Berlin given Germany's economic and political clout.

Forand also cited DiNapoli's audits of state and local governments and school districts that save taxpayers millions of dollars statewide while using the investment clout of the pension fund to influence corporate behavior such as in addressing climate change.

His clout reached such heights with Ms. Clinton's departure to head the State Department that the Observer, in 2009, dubbed him a «hegemon.»

Among the top reasons for this split included the more conservative upstate region holding more clout in the State Senate, as well as Long Island, where voters were increasingly trending towards the Democrats on the state and local levels (Long Island was once overwhelmingly Republican) but continued to re-elect their incumbent Republican state senators (some of whom served for many years, such as 30 + year veteran Caesar Trunzo, and most of whom raised considerable amounts of money to deter challengers).

Hospital executives, such as Jeff Kraut, associate dean of strategy at Northwell and chair of the state's Public Health and Health Planning Council, have repeatedly stated that if it wasn't for the price increases and the clout that a health system demands those smaller independent hospitals would be closed or in need of a state bailout.

But such a ruling could threaten the unions» revenue stream — and their destructive political clout.

He has argued that states like New York will always come out on the short end of such trade deals, losing jobs and economic clout.

As a result, the clout of the granting bodies such as DST, DBT, and DAE has greatly increased.

The big - name teams that usually put together such projects not only offer impressive combined expertise, but have the scientific clout to make the research happen (and get published).

Singles dating sites across America are offering their members incentives to retain and create new business such as the chance to win holidays, thirty day free trial memberships, buy a six month subscription get six months free, and a «find a match guarantee» Several of the largest American online dating sites use pure clout to attract new business by annually spending millions of dollars on television commercials.

Christopher Nolan, whose work in blockbusters such as «The Dark Knight» and «Inception» has earned him unparalleled box office clout, finally snagged his first best director nomination for «Dunkirk.»

Ex Machina helmer Alex Garland also carries clout with cinephiles thanks to screenwriter credits on such Danny Boyle faves as The Beach (he penned the novel), zombie pic 28 Days Later and Sunshine.

OSCAR CHANCES: With the celebrity clout of such stars like Johnny Depp in their corner should be a lock for a Best Documentary Feature nod.

Often, such an early - season release would carry the risk of a loss of steam, and that may well be the fate of Paul Thomas Anderson's latest, but it seems there are too many Oscar - friendly factors at play here to doubt the movie's long - term clout.

Even though the director has immense clout amongst the Hollywood community, many wonder why he doesn't just retire at the ripe old age of 60 and go out on top, but even more so about why he wants to work with such violent material.

The bad schools tended to be in poor areas because the poor lack political clout and possess fewer alternatives, such as sending their children to private schools, than the privileged.

Such integration can also «bring political benefits and greater accountability,» through «a critical mass of active and engaged parents» who are «more likely to have the clout to fight successfully for resources,» to monitor «principal and teacher performance,» and contribute to the effectiveness of their child's school.

Even for middle - class households with the wherewithal to relocate, the reality that districts often arbitrarily change their zoning policies — especially based on the clout of the families who live in a particular area — means that simply moving residences doesn't guarantee that those families will get into one of the few high - quality traditional schools for which you made such a move.

Reshaped bumpers and additions such as LED indicators housed in the wing mirrors contributed to the classy 2014 update, while M Sport models benefit from a sporty bodykit for buyers wanting a bit more exterior clout.

If successful, ingesting the essence will grant you temporary powers, such as increased attack clout, or health recovery.

Williams has worked with a number of emerging and established artists including Josef Strau, Melanie Gilligan, Simon Denny, Lucy Clout and Hannah Sawtell.He stated: «I am excited to be coming to the ICA and working for an organisation with such a rich history.

It is a peculiarity of our times that private galleries have the resources and clout to produce exhibitions that rival (or surpass) those at venues such as MoMA or LACMA.

He has been featured in publications such as Nintendo Power, Clout, Vapors and Juxtapoz magazines.

The painters were championed or chided (often both) by critics of the day such as Clement Greenberg, who had both unparalleled influence and art - historical clout, unlike critics of our current age.

Some of his recently completed paintings were begun in the 90's, so conventional wisdom such as «don't overwork it» have little clout with Chaet.

Wiley is a well = known publishing firm, not a research institute, so I can't see it having enough clout to lead the world in such a diverse endeavor.

Such economic clout makes California ideally positioned to take the lead on energy policy and environmental issues like climate change, even as the United States as a whole has failed to make much progress on either front.

Some have a lot of clout, such as the ABA in the US (which even sets out requirements for law libraries in universities to be independent of the university library and report direct to the law school Dean).