They don't have the political or economic clout to stop Las Vegas, but they're trying anyway.
Most would rather use their limited diplomatic clout to gain economic or political gains for themselves.
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He must add conservative clout to a crisis-fighting policy with which many conservatives are uneasy.
Even where it exists, they invariably lack the political and financial clout to press their claims.
Yet Russian diplomacy has used its clout to great advantage elsewhere in the region.
But Surefoot got enough clout to demand shells alone, passing the savings on to the customer.
America, too, will use all its clout to persuade Turkey to help strike a Cyprus deal.
They could even use their collective clout to push the government into cleaning up the banks.
Indeed, the new institution is looking to use its increased clout to expand aggressively abroad.
The advantage is with the bigger fund providers, who have the clout to push this new vehicle.
But whether the government has the clout to persuade them to do so remains to be seen.
It is not clear, though, that they have the clout to go far on the national stage.
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There will be no one around with the clout to stand up to him on anything much.
He also repeated China's desire to see reforms to the IMF that give more clout to developing nations.
As a hub for Iraq's largest oil fields, Basra could have the financial clout to make that happen.
And few traders will have the clout to set up their own hedge funds in today's market conditions.
Unlike individual investors, pensions have the clout to get answers from their managers, if they are willing to ask.
Amazon has used its retail clout to make deals directly with brand-name authors.
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Of the two other coalition parties, only the Northern League has the parliamentary clout to bring the government down.
That should give the JRP the clout to begin influencing the political debate.
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Grocery chains, where most alcohol sales occur, keep merging and using their new clout to pressure wholesalers for better prices.
They also have the clout to limit the number of TOPs, even if newcomers don't compete with them at all.
The western powers that are shoring up Albania's economy should use their clout to keep it out of the conflict.
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It will also have the financial clout to promote the low-cost, no-contract call plans that have boosted MetroPCS. Sanford C.
In that role, she has continually offered her time, money and clout to causes ranging from global poverty to Third-World adoption.
When the state pushed through the recent tax increases, certain big businesses had the clout to negotiate better deals for themselves.
Mr Meciar will use his new clout to rewrite the election laws.
One motive for running now might be to build up the necessary political clout to mount a more effective campaign in 2008.
When shareholders abstain, it usually gives more clout to the "no" votes.
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Once re-elected, he would certainly like a general election, but the constitution does not give him the clout to arrange it forthwith.
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