But as the No. 1-ranked player in the world, his words carry additional clout.

The growing list of court rulings against any "discriminatory" actions does not carry clout.

The municipal rose garden alone has 38,000 bushes, and the old oil families still carry clout.

These can then be incorporated in an individual building's regulations, with the appropriate citation to carry added clout.

It is the latter post that carries significant political clout.

The money had come in the form of thousands of small donations, and thus carried little clout.

The controls that govern a homeowner's association carry powerful legal clout.

But the actions and opinions of community boards often carry considerable political clout.

Let's face it: it has been a while since a single magazine article could carry immense clout.

Why do legacies still carry so much clout in the admissions process?