Sentences with phrase «to gain much traction»

The result: devices born of these partnerships came to market, but they never gained much traction beyond tech enthusiasts.

I just don't see this game gaining much traction with current - day gamers being single player only.

Local movements have gained much traction among the affluent in recent years.

Virtually none of these efforts have managed to gain much traction with users, however.

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley: O'Malley, 54, didn't gain much traction in his 2016 run, but he's already testing the waters again.

Previous attempts at a HARP 3 program, or modifying the current HARP 2 program have not gain much traction in Washington, and these two new bills have no other sponsors.

In 2010, e-readers never really gained much traction due to an influx of substandard ones from Cool - ER, Bookeen, and Cybook.

I doubt it will gain much traction at all in the WEST but might do better in other markets.

House and Senate Democratic leaders unveiled their «Better Deal» economic agenda last summer, but the message has failed to gain much traction as Capitol Hill lurches from one Trump - related crisis to another.

I was under the impression that gravity keep the atmosphere and stratosphere pretty close to the pace of Earth's rotation and that airlines, for example, would not expect to gain much traction from this rotation when flying from east to west.

If Apple keeps iOS the way it is it will never gain much traction beyond the consumer mom / kid market.

Ares Commercial (NYSE: ACRE) has not been able to gain much traction since its May 12, 2012 IPO.

Despite her persistence, her parenting via fearmongering was one of the reasons turmeric didn't originally gain much traction in our household; was it really turmeric milk that prevented me from getting the flu for over a decade, or a hypochondriac's adherence to an annual flu shot schedule?

Or is it just that Bournemouth stories don't gain much traction when hunting for those sweet, sweet clicks?

Though that story isn't gaining much traction because Atletico are asking for # 40m and Arsenal have made it clear that they will not spend that amount on a center back this window.

«Gillibrand still hasn't gained much traction even after one year in office,» states Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.

None of the theories gained much traction.

While the Kobo eReader has had trouble gaining much traction against competing Kindle and Nook options, it continues to be a comparatively strong presence in the eReader marketplace.

I can't see Sony venturing back into the handheld market after both its PSP and PS Vita failed to gain much traction outside of Japan.

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Noting that other office - using sectors, including legal services, accounting and insurance, also are somewhat dependent on the energy industry in the city, David Carter, principal and director of the Houston region with real estate services firm Colliers International, suggests that the Houston office market won't gain much traction until the energy industry begins adding both jobs and space.

Those shows never gained much traction with audiences or critics, but with The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu finally has a breakout hit around which it will look to build a broader portfolio of original TV series.

The Jetbook Mini was one of the first e-readers to use batteries and was five inches, but never gained much traction due to its high cost and poor performance.

But that measure never gained much traction in the Legislature before the end of session.

As far back as 1992, the New York Times hailed Kinaxis as «too good to be true,» but the business failed to gain much traction at the time.

The actress was undoubtedly impressive in the role, but the film's mixed reviews coupled with all the attention surrounding the performances from Hathaway and Hugh Jackman meant that she was unable to gain much traction as a viable candidate.

The need for a method of reporting to parents that serves the purpose of «tracking a student's development in an area of learning over time» (Forster, 2005) has been under discussion for more than a decade and has gained much traction among educators in recent years.

I must admit, it stretches incredulity that Labour should get all worked up about a politician «lying» - this is not to defend Hague from what he may or may not have done, but to point out that there is an (ever - present) case of Pot Kettle Black here, for which reason the narrative is unlikely to gain much traction beyond titillating SW1 and its acolytes.

It shouldn't come as much of a surprise as Microsoft has never gained much traction in the region, and it's largely agreed upon that their wares simply don't appeal to the Japanese consumer.

Offshoring document review to India hasn't gained much traction with most law firms, in large part because of concerns about security and quality control.

But I think it's unlikely to gain much traction.

The company is struggling after a three - year turnaround effort led by Mayer failed to gain much traction.

Earlier this year, it shut down its iAd network that sold ads on behalf of mobile app publishers after it failed to gain much traction.

There have been calls from critics both right and left to shutter the Clinton Foundation, but so far that doesn't seem to be gaining much traction.

The handsets haven't been able to gain much traction in the U.S., where the iPhone and Android still dominate.

Indeed, if you approach thought leadership marketing as just another strategy to sell your product, you're unlikely to gain much traction — and, like the saleswoman in Beverly Hills who was so wrapped up in making a sale that she complimented my ill - fitting dress, you might end up turning off your audience rather than prompting them to trust your expertise.

He later stepped aside in favor of Mattrick after Zynga's financial performance began to falter when a string of newer games failed to gain much traction.

From a cyclical perspective, monetary reflation has yet to gain much traction in the real economy and, therefore, more should be expected, perhaps much more.

Flipboard has added new features to its app, such as ways for people to curate their own online magazine to share, but they haven't gained much traction.

None of them managed to gain much traction, but that hasn't stopped a group of hackers from trying to launch a new «peer - to - peer» currency called Bitcoins.

Neither fund has gained much traction; BITE only accumulated roughly $ 2.5 million in assets before closing while MENU currently has less than $ 2 million despite performing in - line with the broader market in 2017.

While Under Armour failed to gain much traction with players like Brandon Jennings and Kemba Walker, they did ink emerging star Stephen Curry in 2013, giving them optimism that Durant might leave Nike to join.

Senate Democrats unveiled a package of measures designed to reform campaign finance laws and how lobbying is done — measures that have failed to gain much traction in their chamber.

He tried to counter that by touting his credentials as a pragmatic fiscal conservative, but failed to gain much traction — even though he pledged to spend $ 1 million of his own cash on his campaign.

Though about six months remain between now and Arizona's June 1 candidate filing deadline, all but one of the Republicans in the state's congressional delegation — Rep. David Schweikert — have said they will not run against him, and the three GOP candidates in the race against him haven't gained much traction.

That seemed like the most quixotic of quests, and Samuels» argument that a primary fight would make Duffy a better candidate didn't seem to gain much traction.

A cross-party attempt to thwart the referendum result on the grounds that it is not binding on parliament is unlikely to gain much traction.