"I think by cutting taxes, you're able to flex your economic muscle."
Russia is not content just to flex its newly developed economic muscle.
What's worse, many have tied themselves to the military and economic muscle of Western states.
And the church has used its economic muscle to preserve the landmarks of the pioneer experience.
Russia lacks the military and economic muscle to rebuild its empire, no matter how much the two men may like to talk about it.
If India gains economic muscle, history suggests that it will also want the security of a stronger military.
It will take a concerted international show of diplomatic and economic muscle.
Q. But would that include using economic muscle, to cut off aid?
China is showing great signs of flexing its economic muscles.
It is clear that we have also shown our economic muscle there to put pressure on the regime.