And the city has occasionally put economic weight behind its principles.

"It has a cultural and economic weight beyond its immediate audience."

Second, slavery as an institution was already being pulled into a deep grave by its own economic weight.

They will continue without risk to use all their political and economic weight against Israel and to keep the military threat growing.

Their development and economic weight entitle them to rank with the major powers responsible for world order.

Germany's just thrust into that position, by sheer economic weight and political necessity.

At the same time, the economic and social weight of the middle classes was visibly growing.

That is the reality of power; size; economic, military, political weight.

Yet our global trading position, relative economic weight and international competitiveness are in jeopardy.

Earlier this month, he said, "It is time now to recognize the rise in economic weight" of China and others.