11.   Reed told reporters that the tobacco companies were rapidly losing political clout.

12.   The committee at that time was losing its clout.

13.   The protests fizzled, and his party has lost clout by staying outside the talks, but his personal power to attract votes remains formidable.

14.   There are some early signs that anti-abortion radicals may be losing some clout within the GOP.

15.   They have lost their clout because their leaders became smug, corrupt, mean-spirited and greedy.

16.   Unions have been losing clout.

17.   Washington would lose clout if Foley is defeated.

18.   With a strong U.S. dollar and relatively stable economic conditions, gold has lost its clout as a hedge against inflation.

19.   Berezovsky has been losing clout in a battle with Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov that has been raging since early this year.

20.   Berezovsky has been losing clout in a battle with Primakov that has been raging since early this year.