Japan recognized the link between political clout and science in the 1980 s.

Along with their political clout, unions intellectual respectability is also experiencing a renaissance.

With the loss of Gaza to Hamas, his political clout has been diminished even further.

The Orthodox Church has acquired enormous political clout in recent years, and few politicians risk offending it.

Given their economic and political clout, Germany and France are the respective leaders of the eurozone s northern and southern parts.

France wields overwhelming political clout in its former African colonies, including veto power over the franc zone s two central banks.

The IMF should be given a clear mandate that would give it the political clout to help prevent such crises from recurring.

Its impressive military strength is of limited use as an instrument of power, and its political clout has been overestimated, particularly in Syria.

Asia s new clout holds tremendous promise.

Case law on UNCITRAL texts (CLOUT)

The EU s inefficiencies, coupled with changes in the international priorities of some of its member states, have led to a decline in the Union s political clout.

The US should use its political clout with Albania and Kosovo to press for a thorough investigation, and for criminal proceedings against anyone who is implicated.

They are growing in political clout, as the mullahs are isolating themselves with the exception of one group of mullahs, who are not well known to Americans.

Such clout as the neo cons wielded under Bush is unusual in the political culture of the US, which is noted for its skepticism toward intellectual experiments.

In some ways, Nigeria is plagued with the same problems facing Iraq. Various ethnic and religious groups, based in different regions, are battling for oil revenue and political clout.

But he s also liable to turn a 30 month ceremonial post as the EU s figurehead into one with much more political clout than its 27 national leaders might like.

In some ways, Nigeria is plagued with the same problems facing Iraq. Various ethnic and religious groups, based in different regions, are battling for oil revenue and political clout.

Trade unions were given more clout. Women got the vote.

CLOUT documents are available on the UNCITRAL website (http www.uncitral.org).

Issues 37 and 38 of CLOUT introduced several new features.

The three countries are completely reliant upon US and EU political and financial support. They should use their clout to pressure Macedonia s government to speed up implementation of the promised reforms.

None of the emerging powers has even begun to use its growing political and economic clout to advance truly global ambitions or to take on responsibilities that Washington can no longer afford.

Nonetheless, almost two decades of economic stagnation have eroded Japan s regional clout.

But the ultimate failure of Abbas s diplomatic strategy the absence of tangible benefits even if it succeeds will damage what is left of his credibility among the Palestinians and strengthen Hamas s political clout.

These examples reflect the same message America is losing clout around the world.

First, some states have gained power in tandem with their increased economic clout.

When corruption hurts partners with that level of clout, it hurts you, too.

Some observers cite these episodes as evidence of decline in America s international clout.

It has clout and respect in its own region with formidable fighting forces.

These examples reflect the same message America is losing clout around the world.

It is anticipated that other texts will be included in subsequent CLOUT volumes.

But women who work are much more likely to adopt feminist inspired agendas and to reject traditional ideas about marriage. And when women gain economic and political clout, traditional family life is, indeed, destabilized.

Will the army, whose monopoly of power is paradoxically legitimized by the massive demonstrations that toppled Mubarak, be willing to give up the enormous political and economic clout that it has amassed over decades?

But China has re emerged a big hitter, along with India whose population will soon be bigger and younger than China s and Brazil. How do we cope with this growth of economic and political clout?

Complicating matters further, America s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have limited its regional clout.

What Cheney did was to feed and nourish the Bush prejudices, and to move ruthlessly and energetically to occupy the policymaking ground left vacant by the President s indolence and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice s lack of political clout.

So, does China s most powerful leader in a generation have enough clout to stop the rot?

Countries with the clout to flaunt the limits will do so whenever it is politically convenient.

Fernández is occupied with Argentina s internal problems. Correa s Ecuador lacks economic weight, and former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is probably not interested, with Brazil s growing economic and political clout having placed it out of Cuba s reach.

And the opposition has not been able to appropriate the reputation and clout that Assad has lost.

In theory, the Saudis also have the economic clout both to entice and rein in the Taliban.

Meanwhile, donors sheer clout dilutes the accountability of developing countries officials and elected representatives to their own people.

Its economic clout remains formidable, and its commercial and cultural ties to the West are broad and varied.

Likewise, Grace Belgravia, an all female club, is attempting to rival the clout of London s elite men s clubs.

He employed his military clout to conduct campaigns against the Ilkhanate in Azerbaijan in 1319, 1325 and 1335.