| 词汇 | example_english_clout |
| 释义 | Examples of cloutThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. He gave them drink and food; costly goods he gave them all: capes without price, and valuable breech clouts, and devices, and costly shields. Clout's words, both these unfortunate patients and humanity require. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it reasonable to expect a man you are clouting on the jaw to offer you his wage packet? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first, a simple one, has often been discussed here—that it used to be erroneously believed that clouting the trade unions was a vote winner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be a row at that very moment, and it is usually the innocent ones who get clouted and not the guilty ones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not engage in it lightly, because it also clouts them economically. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has the thoughts unravel, he ends up injuring himself by clouting the wall out of agony. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They were also active elsewhere, since media ownership invests some political clout. They had considerable clout in the area and had a trust registered in their names. Conversely, these followers were dependent on their chief for maintenance, their prospects connected with his largesse and political clout. The best known architects have the clout and the influence necessary to experiment with and to modify standards. Second, political clout as well as economic power has shielded this group from pastoralists rancor. In most developing countries, such groups do not exist, or do not have the necessary political and financial clout. In battle the men wore red cedar armour and helmets, and breech clouts made from cedar. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Citizens in over-represented, poor and rural districts may use their political clout to secure policy interventions that improve their economic welfare. The labour movement has little political clout in some regimes, especially exclusionary authoritarian regimes. The political clout of manufacturers was soon used to good effect. The man would also give her clouts to the ear, rendering her to be almost completely deaf. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Landowners who wanted national-level clout had to live there or pay others to represent them. Ownership also confers more clout on long-suffering rural residents to obtain better public services. However, if client organisations can offer or withhold electoral support they have political clout. At best this would yield a severe loss in political clout; at worst it would lead to civil war. Reformers were not people who had political clout, but people who had something much more dangerous - ideas about how institutions actually worked and how they could work. The policy impact of labour hinges not only on the political or economic power of the unions, but also on their willingness to use their political or economic clout. The reaction of organised labour to a given reform is partly shaped by the likelihood that such dissent will be successful, which is largely a function of labour's political clout. Considerable clout also accompanied such postings. The increasing financial clout of a growing black middle class whose consumer loyalty is sought ensures a marketdriven perspective as regards the implementation of affirmative action. The declining economic clout of the agricultural interest contrasts with the power of rural tourism and, despite an obvious rural ' crisis ', millions of town-dwellers want to live in the countryside. We need to use what clout we have to transform international relations. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English What we need is solidarity with these children and these countries rather than ostentatious clout that degrades their dignity. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Surely, in a similar situation, we should have much more clout with our own assembly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will have to compete directly with industrial and urban areas, and historically they have had far less clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely the objective is that we should get the finances to where the patients are and give the clout to general practitioners' practices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The explicit political clout that the council is to be given demonstrates the political commitment to raising the profile of science and engineering technology. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The agricultural population had political clout, and the industry was seriously overmanned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Once those who think that they have corporate clout disregard the law, it augers ill for us all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To ensure that they have real clout in the organisation, the services will have direct access to the chief executive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Either one has enterprise zones and gives them clout or one does not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With the numbers involved in adult education, one would think that it should have more political clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may influence me but they have no clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that the little body will necessarily exercise the clout that people who support it would wish it to. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How much clout will the new council have? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem is that non-residents have little clout because few of them have votes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it wrong that their "clout" should be reduced? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To have clout in the community, we must have the representation that our country merits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Until manufacturers and exporters learn to speak with a united voice, they will not have the clout required to influence policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With decentralised delivery, and front-line staff and patients empowered by information and financial clout, they can be overcome. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to have the same clout and one voice for the whole region. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The purchasing authorities are beginning to change their attitude simply because they have the clout so to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must bear in mind those who do not necessarily have the public emotional clout of some others in the service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, it is necessary to have the economic clout that goes with a single currency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He questioned why the construction industry has had less political clout that it deserves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With a miserably small fleet today, we no longer carry that clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am aware that disabled children have particular clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Decisive foreign policy cannot only be based on economic clout and generosity with euros. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English If students contribute towards their university education, it empowers them and gives them more clout in demanding high-quality education from those institutions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, they do not have the commercial clout to ensure that creditors pay up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On most issues, we carry more clout collectively than we would alone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the problems was that no one had sufficient clout or sufficient evidence to point the finger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the time, many people believed that one should not give them clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He does not seem to have as much clout as some of his colleagues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, she knows nothing about him except his obvious financial clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, the unemployed have no clout and pose, or seem to pose, no real threat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We no longer have political clout on the world's sporting bodies, and we need to get it back. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people who carry the clout are the people in the league with 10 votes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our weakness is not the charges levelled against us; our weakness is to have lost political clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The clout that it carried would be the essence of its success. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand fully that this great industry has far too little political clout in the corridors of power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With their much bigger financial clout, they will be in a position to occupy top positions and steer policy—possibly not to our advantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What has been called for frequently over the past year is essential; namely, that we should set up a working party which has political clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the big boys can escape the law as they have clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not have the clout with the powers-that-be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The judge told the seamen's representative today that it seemed that the general secretary still has some clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unrest results, and large groups, such as trade unions, use their clout and muscle in every new wage negotiation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The neighbourhood manager will have the clout to get things done in the area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must recognise that small countries do not have much clout or leverage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The next obvious conclusion is that the key requirement is political clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not want the reforming of local government to mean that it does not have clout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is anyone seriously expecting small local authorities to have the clout to do that? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you move from one party to another in this assembly, no clout at all remains with you. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The neighbourhood manager will be someone who has the clout to get things done in the area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The transport portfolio therefore now has clout which hitherto it has tended to lack. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only is that an insult, it would carry no clout whatever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, most possessed considerable "clout" across their organizations due largely to the support they received from their organization's senior management. The political clout of the primary education sector in the struggle for resources is clearly limited. There is a risk that these vested interests (some of which may have significant political and financial clout) would slow, or even stop, reform. To begin with, the prince needed a powerful and wealthy group of nobles as a relatively reliable and readily available source of credit and clout. They exerted their clout through traditional forms of aristocratic influence, compatible with accepted gender roles. The following is a seven-level model that seeks to represent the world's languages in terms of size and 'clout' (if any). They appreciate that the clout is being given to teachers rather than text books. Employed as experts, they exercise at least some clout over the decisions and practices of gardeners, funders, and policy-makers. The division kept this workforce from developing any significant economic or social clout. He also alerts us to the dangers of affluent baby boomers using their political clout to get policy precedence. If social services committees did exercise any clout over other committees within councils, the strong prior claim of children was already established. Where these groups have gained political clout, there is reason to expect a reduction in trade barriers. The relatively newly enfranchised working-classes and their organisations lacked the political clout to tackle the historic legacy of ruling elite ascendance. In the absence of a publishing gatekeeper, an anonymous group author is unlikely to have the same clout as a renowned single author. The others have emotional but less financial clout. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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