carry weight

He was a man who spoke little, but each word carried weight with the' president.

Somehow his order carried weight enough to get her started.

He might not be a leader, but his opinion carried weight.

He was a well-known man, and his name might carry weight.

Still, it's best to keep the carried weight to a minimum.

It was also noticed that youth seemed to carry weight.

These words, in Chinese, were the very phrases that carried weight.

A good horse is difficult to ride, but it can carry weight and travel far.

These interventions probably carried weight to sway the decision of the king.

Its warnings that America's growth industry could be damaged carry weight.

These votes carry weight and may well influence future design trends.

As, in theory, a member of the quartet, the Union has the means to carry weight.

And those who did not have seats were nevertheless men whose advice carried weight with the administration.

And as he was the only man aboard who had fought the Americans, his opinion carried weight.

But when such news was solidly backed, it carried weight.

Resolutions do carry weight with many of the denomination's 14.7 million.

We are voting on it today, and Parliament's voice carries weight in this matter.

For a few hours yesterday his contentions seemed to carry weight.

But that the Vicar carried weight with all he was well aware.

Any such instrument, in order to carry weight, must be genuine and authentic.

But somehow only the latter seemed to carry weight in his own bewildered mind.

They carried weight in more than one capitol building.

That report often carries weight with traders, but it may be viewed as old news this time around.

Your breathing may become more difficult, especially if you carry weight around your middle.

Left foot flat, carrying weight and angled toward the right of the photo.