Word: clout
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...persecuted just because he is President--and those who think this fate goes with the job. Presidents aren't like kings, but they aren't supposed to be like the rest of us either. The office confers a mystic expectation, a combination of Roosevelt's brains and Johnson's clout and Reagan's grace, that helps Presidents persuade Congress and the people to follow their lead. The agony of Clinton's choice was that his best chance for survival demanded that he declare himself less than we expect a President to be and more like the rest of us after...
This strategy, though it has been around in some form for a decade, is worrying many independent video-rental dealers, who fear they lack the clout to make deals as beneficial as Blockbuster's. "We're at a disadvantage," says John Heim, owner of five video stores in Lakewood, Colo. He says he must pay 55% of revenue to a studio or a third-party broker and that the Blockbuster advantage (he competes with one two miles away) has hurt his business...
Lennon. The surname carries a lot of weight, especially if you're the son of the famed John Lennon and music is your life focus. Expectation, clout and assumption are confronted at every step in the pursuit to create a unique image and style beyond the legacy of a name. From day one of professional music-making, critical scrutiny is unavoidable and blood line becomes a burden. Do not despair: Life is not always so stressful and constricting. Outlets for any interest, especially music, are always open and there is the convenience of instant public recognition even...
...need from our health plans, we're going to have to speak up, not just to the nurses and doctors but to our employers as well. After all, they're the ones that picked our plans and pay the premiums. And they're the ones with the financial clout to change the rules of the game...
That goes for the whole country. Analysts predict that if the ruling Liberal Democratic Party does well in this weekend's parliamentary election, Hashimoto may win the clout he needs to push for controversial reform. Yet voter turnout is expected to be low, mainly because the public is disgusted with the political system. Moreover, an L.D.P. victory would depend on traditional supporters like farmers and construction workers, who are against reform because it would threaten their contracts and subsidies...