Ireland also punches above its weight internationally when it comes to humanitarian assistance, peacekeeping.
But now K-pop has South Korea punching way above its weight in the global music business.
And, he claimed, North Wales Police was "punching above its weight" within the existing law.
But ASEAN has helped South-East Asia, sandwiched between India and China, punch above its weight.
Look closer, though, and there is reason to think that Acumen is punching above its weight.
In fact, America's overwhelming might carries an obligation not to throw its weight around unnecessarily.
Claimed to be an aphrodisiac, it can be worth more than its weight in gold.
In part it is simply that he wants Europe to pull its weight in the Nato alliance.
Neck and back pain can cripple, so an ergonomically designed model is worth its weight in gold.
Intel's ability to throw its weight around won it the high-profile Apple account, displacing IBM and Freescale.
This has aroused fears, in France, of a bigger, bolder Germany, readier to throw its weight around.
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Might not a chamber consisting exclusively of life peers be more tempted to throw its weight around?
Moscow's calibrated relationship with China is a step toward cautiously reasserting its weight in the region's affairs.
He argues that France can maintain credibility as a world actor only if it pulls its weight.
Unlike others in Europe, it is failing to put its weight behind export promotion, the charge goes.
So, what is actually being asked is that Apple put its weight behind making the system work.
As I reported in August, Best Buy is throwing its weight behind tablet PCs for the holidays.
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But like the UK and France, Poland has military punch above its weight and is an important ally.
As the Taoiseach indicated, the Irish government punches above its weight on a whole host of critical issues.
However, due to its weight and slow speed the bombers suffered very high losses from German night fighters.
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If Europe is not as over-extended as America, it is only because Europe is not pulling its weight.
They also have higher wing loadings, a measure of the ratio between a wing's area and its weight.
As a tablet, it is much more difficult to use than its competitors due to its weight and thickness.
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Or to punch its weight in diplomacy, peacekeeping or in international trade talks?
Ferd therefore puts the whole of its weight behind Ferd Social Entrepreneurs and it comes completely naturally to us.
Does the design of a bridge have an effect on its weight-bearing capacity?
But in Apple's rebound from its low in 2000, the company has been emboldened to throw its weight around.
As I understand it, Barclays board has thrown its weight behind Mr Diamond.
Or shop around to see how the brand can punch above its weight?
Gazprom has also raised hackles by the way it has thrown its weight around on oil and gas projects.
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