The greatness of a nation is measured in such ways, not in size or financial clout.
Even where it exists, they invariably lack the political and financial clout to press their claims.
As a hub for Iraq's largest oil fields, Basra could have the financial clout to make that happen.
Along the way, the foundation has grown in size, financial clout, and ambition.
It will also have the financial clout to promote the low-cost, no-contract call plans that have boosted MetroPCS. Sanford C.
Despite Fayyad's reforms, however, Arafat will continue to hold some financial clout.
This display of financial clout caused a frisson in Washington, but most of those who gave money saw it as a one-off.
As well as having financial clout and unearthing some of their own talent, the Crusaders are, perhaps more importantly, pulling in the crowds.
At the same time, the financial clout of women is growing.
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There is a growing gap in financial clout, and thus the ability to grow, between stronger firms and the rest, he argues in a forthcoming report.
These owners have the greatest financial clout among their peers.
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But City -- with new financial clout provided by their Middle East-based owners -- met the valuation placed on Robinho by the Spanish giants, breaking the British transfer record.
During the latter 15 years, his close work with Chief Executive David Gill was cited as a key partnership in building United's commercial presence and the financial clout to sign top talent.
What's more, these clubs had the financial clout to do so if they had wanted: All but Reading were among the top half of teams in net spending in the summer they were promoted.
Yet surely the foundation could move more swiftly toward its ambitious goals if it also paid close attention to the political and policy environments within which they are plausible--and if it made shrewd use of public pressure, competitive forces, alternative delivery systems and its own financial clout.
Lewis is wary about buying a Wall Street firm, even though such a play would increase BofA's clout in the financial world.
But as the dollar's history shows, economic clout is not enough without financial sophistication (see article).
Wall Street's intellectual and political clout is considerable, and financial firms make far bigger campaign donations than any other industry in America, resulting in an unusual cosiness between financiers and Washington's policy elite.
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One Carlsberg executive faults Svanholm for not using his considerable political clout to modernize the trust document to give Carlsberg more financial flexibility.
Unstated in the letter, but apparent in the collective clout of the signatories, was the fact that they formed the financial backbone of the south Florida church.
The increasing clout of individual investors will have a pervasive effect on the world's financial sector.
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