With such growing clout, some believe the Obama administration has gone out of its way to avoid offending Beijing.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

But no basileus has anything like the clout that the Mycenaean kings did, and of course we don't hear of any of them who have even the temporary special power that Agamemnon has.

但是君主们不同于迈锡尼的国王们,他们没有实权,当然我们从没听说过,他们中有哪一个能像阿伽门农那样暂时掌权

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

"To have more clout with the US, said we don't want to just retaliate in agriculture."

VOA: standard.2010.04.28