21.   This form of elitism is why direct NEA grants carry such clout, and why federal funds filtered through state agencies have less prestige.

22.   While consumer cries may be easy for banks to ignore, big merchants sometimes carry clout.

23.   CART spokesman Adam Saal said race fans will determine which race carries more clout.

24.   She appointed her mother prime minister, now a mostly ceremonial post lacking administrative powers but carrying political clout with the people.

25.   The former minister for settlement and land reclamation carries more clout in national politics than his predecessor, Musalia Mudavadi, who became agriculture minister.

26.   Tobacco companies carry clout and their advertising has become so interwoven in public life that a sudden separation would wreak havoc in many communities.