21.   The investment giant wields clout when it comes to winning shares of new stocks for its funds and wealthy customers.

22.   The office wields clout over pipeline companies but draws criticism for not being aggressive enough.

23.   They succeed, she said, because they can bring economies of scale to computer services and wield clout of large membership numbers when bargining with providers.

24.   With barely more than three dozen stores, Bartell wielded no clout with Blue Cross in its efforts to punch up reimbursement rates.

25.   Congress must amend the constitution to allow that, and local political chiefs will wield clout in that battle.

26.   Enron also wielded political clout, too.

27.   Gill wielded enormous clout and most Indians considered him a hero for leading the campaign that ended an uprising by Sikhs demanding independence in Punjab.

28.   He continues to wield political clout under the title of senior minister.

29.   Japanese businesspeople say politicking is crucial in wielding economic clout in China.

30.   No other industrialist in free India including Tata could wield such clout among politicians and bureaucrats.