Cisco's heft also shows up when it comes to its big partners.

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Of course, AWEA's newfound heft still doesn't match up to other energy interest groups inside the Beltway.

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That global economic governance urgently needs to catch up with the growing heft of poorer countries is undisputed.

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For example, the iPad offers a beautiful canvas for reading books, but the size and heft discourage the traditional curling-up with a page-turner.

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He adds that corporate sponsorships of special events, such as the Sprint Cup series, as well corporate advertising should also pick up as the economic recovery gains more heft.

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He believes Acer can shake up the market regardless, given its corporate heft and strong brand.

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This unusual roadblock is the third for Stand Up To Cancer, an initiative with generous Hollywood heft behind it.

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They are steadily climbing up global rankings, symbols of China's growing industrial heft.

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Women have long been accumulating economic heft, accounting for 47% of the nation's overall labor force, up from about a third in 1960.

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He or she will need heft to lead reform and to persuade the public to place its trust in a cleaned-up Commons.

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