Environmentalists Disagree That assessment is not shared by California's politically potent environmental lobby.

"Grandfathering" the privileges of the current elderly would, presumably, neutralize their potent lobby.

And they would almost certainly generate a storm of protest from the potent general-aviation lobby.

"People have clout," says Wulff, noting that the new fly-fishermen are providing a more potent lobby for conservation issues.

Garlic was the immediate problem with South Korea, where garlic farmers form a potent lobby.

The nuclear scientists, led by Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, eager to prove themselves, were a potent lobby, too.

AARP, a politically potent lobby for the nation's elderly, was initially skeptical, but expressed more interest after learning details today.

It also must be remembered that elderly people have a potent lobby, and political muscle because they vote in large numbers.

But his comments seemed to follow the thinking of the directors of major state-owned industries who have formed potent lobbies in both Russia and Ukraine.

It is recognized as a potent lobby in the state legislature.