Word: clouts
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...Living Dangerously, avers, "She is one of the few women who can light the screen up. I will be very happy to see her ^ running around in space fighting monsters." Perhaps the film's success will end Weaver's Hollywood runaround and give her an actor-producer's clout. And then beware. Sophisticated romances, wry talkfests, even a musical -- Sigourney the star has surprises in store...
...only if he were given immunity from prosecution. They asked for the same protection for three lesser officials implicated in the spy case. American prosecutors rejected the deal, prompting some Israeli officials to complain that Washington's zeal in the Pollard affair is designed to weaken Israel's political clout...
...that cuts to meet Gramm-Rudman goals would disproportionately target federal funding for university research and student financial aid. Funding for higher education, unlike some other domestic spending, is not specifically protected against sharp cuts under Gramm-Rudman, and experts argued that such funds do not carry the political clout to be spared of the congressional...
...generally both pessimistic and wary of each other. The U.S. resents the fact that many of them failed to rally behind King Hussein or even accept the minimum requirement that they acknowledge Israel's right to exist. The Saudis have repeatedly irritated the U.S. by refusing to use their clout when it was most needed, whether to restrain Syrian excesses or pressure Arafat into coming to terms with Jordan. Though they have their own grievances against Muammar Gaddafi, most moderates joined the chorus of denunciation against the U.S. raid on Libyan targets...
...forbidden by his party's constitution to serve more than two consecutive two-year terms as party president. His strategists hoped to get around that rule by calling for snap elections in the lower house of parliament late in June to boost his standing and give him the clout to change the party rules. But leaders of rival L.D.P. factions, including former Prime Ministers Takeo Fukuda and Zenko Suzuki, immediately objected to the plan...