When M. Paladilhe was elected my friends said to me: 'Never mind; later on he'll vote for you, Maestro, and his support will carry a lot of weight'. I never had his vote, nor his support, nor his weight.
2002 Elizabeth Moynihan, Destiny's Whisper, Writers Club Press, p376
Manning Senior carries a lot of weight around here, he has a lot of friends; a lot of professional clout and can obviously get things done just barely within the lines of legality.
2010 Gordon Ryan, American Voices: State of Rebellion, p247
A recommendation from him carries a lot of weight around here.