Sentences with phrase «never gained a foothold»

Apart from that ward the Tories would crush Labour in every ward except Sutton Central if the Lib Dems had never gained a foothold, they may well have been able to get 70 % + in some of the very wealthy wards in the south of the seat with Labour as the main opposition.

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.

Irish actor Robert Sheehan delivers a nicely nuanced performance as Picasso's friend, Carles Casagemas, a young artist who could never gain a foothold in his career and whose life spiraled downward in a haze of alcoholism, opium addiction and unrequited love for a young prostitute named Germaine (Emma Appleton).

It's no surprise that Microsoft took their sweet time introducing the Xbox One to Japan, since the Xbox 360 has never gained a foothold in the region.

Not exact matches

Word processing has gained a foothold in many businesses, but never before has a firm so completely done away with typewriters by executive fiat.

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However, the game never gained quite the foothold or presence that Starcraft did in the minds of the average gamer, and remains mostly a forgotten classic, only living on in occasional critics» lists of favorites and in the free Spring RTS engine, an attempt by fans to clone the original Total Annihilation's gameplay (anything with a Gundam RTS mod deserves mention).

Although ALM has made various forays into Europe and Asia, it has never seemed able to gain a strong foothold there.

It was noted though, that Huawei had never been able to gain a significant foothold in the US market, and the company is likely focusing on -LSB-...]