1.   Meanwhile, organized labor and the thousands of new patronage jobs in the federal bureaucracy gave the president powerful political leverage.

2.   And knowledgeable citizens create a powerful leverage against the politics of greed and partisanship.

3.   Democrats must not be timid in using the powerful leverage they have in a Senate and Judiciary Committee evenly divided between the two parties.

4.   He also bought himself some powerful leverage for use in persuading King County to remodel or replace the Kingdome.

5.   That gives Congress some powerful leverage.

6.   With all of those assets, these companies have powerful leverage when it comes to making deals with one another.

7.   Threats of violence work as a powerful leverage to squeeze cash out of companies.