1.   The Republicans do not have the political muscle to prevent the treaty being rejected by Congress.

2.   The unions have a lot of political muscle.

3.   And just getting on the dial here might be valuable as a way to increase its political muscle in Beijing.

4.   And recently his veto of a retroactive congressional budget cut and the threatened veto of other measures gave him some real political muscle.

5.   As a power under Western tutelage, Germany could look to France for political muscle, while France relied on Germany to provide the economic dynamism it lacked.

6.   As focus groups and opinion research become a growing force in Britain, political muscle is increasingly measured with the tape that shows the public popularity numbers.

7.   All this, in turn, translates into increased political muscle.

8.   Both companies need all the prestige and political muscle they can muster to cut the best deals for their industries.

9.   But the march has also proved to be an exercise of political muscle as well.

10.   But the group has some political muscle.