1.   Still, industry sources acknowledge that stars have greater leverage in such negotiations as the search for prime-time hits becomes increasingly desperate.

2.   This will usually mean encouraging greater leverage to allow the work to be performed profitably.

3.   But the new state law gives him the power to hire superintendents and dismiss those whose schools perform badly, giving him much greater leverage than previous chancellors had.

4.   But the service business is vulnerable, because the slowdown in e-commerce has given name-brand non-Internet companies greater leverage to negotiate better deals.

5.   But the underwriters have greater leverage with issuers when they do secondaries, and they are throwing out a carrot to investors in the form of a lower price.

6.   By combining with them, ASA would gain greater leverage in dealings with Delta, the filing said.

7.   For individuals who want to speculate, the futures and options markets present ample opportunity, at lower cost and greater leverage.

8.   In addition, the deal would give the new company greater leverage in negotiating cost cuts with doctors and hospitals, analysts said.

9.   In a court of law, nesting falcons have far greater legal leverage than the spiritual needs of the Northern Plains Indian tribes.

10.   In addition, the survey found that commercial landlords had greater leverage to raise rents because of increased demand for building space.