Sentences with phrase «to gain a foothold»

In the midst of Hyundai's eventual success in gaining a foothold in the US market, the brand debuted a six - passenger concept car called the Portico in 2005.

It can work as a daily preventive, helping you maintain your health when you are at your best, by ensuring harmful infections and bacteria don't gain a foothold on your body.

Gangster Squad (R for profanity and graphic violence) Mob saga, set in the Forties, revolving around the efforts of a half - dozen detectives to prevent the Mafia from gaining a foothold in Los Angeles.

Heading into CES it seems as though it had finally gained a foothold with a U.S. carrier, but AT&T pulled out at the last minute after pressure from a bipartisan group of lawmakers.

Modern day equivalents to the National Front continue to promote racist and fascist views and it is vital to the National Union of Teachers that they do not gain a foothold in British politics.

Heading into this year, Huawei's prospects for finally gaining a foothold in the US appeared to be brightening.

Over the past few decades, Sriracha sauce has slowly gained a foothold into American culture, and just as quickly, has extended itself into a wide variety of foods.

This race has emerged as Senate Republicans best chance of gaining a foothold in the Pacific Northwest.

That technology, which emerged from the federal «Star Wars» missile - defense program begun in the 1980s, is slowly gaining a foothold in employee - management and security systems nationwide.

Getting Swift into the hands of upstart developers is a pretty clear win for the company, much the same way that Macs and iPads in the classroom helped the company gain a foothold for decades as those students graduated and starting making their own purchasing decisions.

When first acquired, Venmo had already gained a foothold among teen and twenty - something users.

ISIS gained foothold because of the Iraq invasion wouldn't you say?

In some cases, a chain may be simultaneously expanding its presence in the Midwest, Southwest and West Coast, while also gaining a foothold on the East Coast.

Even though southern Asia has all the prerequisites for yellow fever — monkeys, mosquitoes, a warm climate — the disease has never gained a foothold on the world's most populous continent.

«We must work together to ensure that the Trump / DeVos privatization agenda does not gain a foothold here in New York State,» he said.

It wants to stop the government gaining any foothold there.

Crowdfunding is steadily gaining a foothold within the commercial real estate investment landscape, with over 100 national platforms currently operating and new ones launching each month.

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What's ironic about PC being considered the superior gaming platform to mobile is that not only is it full of the same games that mobile is dismissed for, but Steam is gaining a foothold as hosting low - quality games as well.

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These groups are struggling to intercept species before they establish a beachhead on new shores, as well as eradicate those that have already gained a foothold.

It's a sure sign that a console has finally gained a foothold when it gets its very own, awkwardly titled Final Fantasy spinoff.

But with the Blues steadily gaining a foothold back in the game, England international Lingard strode forward and belted a powerful shot beyond the helpless Jordan Pickford.

The global threat, small at present, may swiftly escalate, especially if the disease gains a foothold elsewhere in the developing world.

Micromax has long lost the battle to entry - level smartphones but after a long restructure they are back and are slowly gaining their foothold again.

Those who were unlucky enough to survive now gather in the only sanctuary left, the Underground, banding together in order to gain a foothold against the minions of darkness and ultimately save the bloodline of humanity.

Will the latest high - end smartphones that the company just unveiled here at MWC 2017 be what Sony needs to once more gain a foothold in the smartphone world?

The finding, published in tomorrow's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, argues that a skein of these shielding molecules covered Earth's primordial soup — a scenario that would boost the odds that life gained a foothold on other planets.

In this respect, their analysis follows the logic of Clayton Christensen's theory of disruptive innovation, which posits that new technologies first gain a foothold by offering a product or service to consumers who would not otherwise have access to the same product or service.

One of the big reasons why Amazon has really failed to have a meaningful impact in China with selling digital books or products is because government regulations have historically safeguarded China - based companies, making it difficult for foreign firms to gain a foothold without at least partnering with a Chinese company.

Right away, two key features of strong schools - quality teachers and engaged students and parents - can more easily gain a foothold.

Tinder and Grindr have really gained a foothold in the online dating game.

The devices, which are rapidly gaining a foothold in popular culture particularly among youth, are marketed as a healthier alternative to tobacco smoking, as an effective tool to stop smoking, and as a way to circumvent smoke - free laws by allowing users to «smoke anywhere.»

An investor with General Catalyst, Niko Bonatsos, said he expects Sunflower to help Stanley Black & Decker achieve its broader goals, while gaining a foothold in a new market through the partnership.

By making a loan through Kiva, you are helping underprivileged people gain a foothold on their future and eventually getting your money back.

Blogger and media theorist Douglas Rushkoff wonders if we're making the best possible use of all the digital technology gaining a foothold in our classrooms.

In the late 19th century, Japan, Britain and America gained footholds on the Chinese coast as bases for their trade with China and the Orient.

To show just how rapidly Zika gained a foothold in the Americas, we created a GIF displaying all of the places that the Zika virus has spread through local transmission since the start of the outbreak:

In - vehicle video ads: Companies like Go Vugo have been around for a couple years but haven't quite gained a foothold with the driver community.

In that environment, how will legitimate young businesses gain a foothold?

«China often gains a foothold because it's willing to invest where others are not.

Later the Isma`ilis gained a foothold in Multan, which had long been under Sunni rule.

Wait till islam gain a foothold in america... with your first muslim president... barack hussein

Occasionally, however, the pressure of the possible breaks through the routines of repetition and new schemes of recurrence gain a foothold in the cosmic process.

Radical Islam gained a foothold in the early 1980s, strengthened after the 1999 election, took on the name Boko Haram, and blew up into a military insurgency in 2009 under a new leader, Abubakar Shekau, according to the report.

In the vast region of Northern Asia the Russian Orthodox Church gained footholds from the Urals to the Pacific and, in the latter half of the eighteenth century, was represented across the Bering Straits in Alaska.

Partly through them Christianity gained a foothold in Moravia.