The increased economic clout of women and changing social attitudes toward marriage, which is no longer seen as necessary for either gender, have kept an increasing number of Japanese single.
" But many others realized that despite his temperamental failings, ,, Jobs had the charisma and corporate clout that would lead them to "make a dent in the universe.
China's fast-paced economy has helped create a number of massive consumer brands with growing market clout.
Others were sustainability and the natural environment, culture and lifestyle, economic clout, cost and ease of doing business.
Like most students of Chinese in Kazakhstan, however, she also has an eye on Beijing's growing economic clout.
Whether such risks will be realised depends on the political clout of the coal enterprises and local governments dependent on coal.
The vested interests are local taxi companies, without a lot of political clout.
BERLIN — Despite bitter opposition in many quarters to the austerity-first policies Germany has imposed on Europe's poorer nations, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has hung on to its role as champion of integration on the Continent through deft use of diplomacy and the country's economic clout.
Meanwhile, workers are gaining clout thanks to an improving labor market, reflected in increasing willingness to quit bad jobs.
As a result, likeable people are often consulted for their point of view and hold clout when decisions are being made.
Follows said, because an Oscar gives Hollywood players the clout to secure new projects or demand higher prices.
The economic clout and power the country has is undeniable and will only strengthen in 2015.
Americans aren't the ones targeted by the anti-immigrant parties gaining clout across Europe.
The British empire carried English to all those countries on which the sun never set; American economic and cultural clout ensured English's dominance after the British empire had faded.
In hopes of reasserting its clout, HBO entered its hit crime show 'True Detective' into the crowded drama field.
