Sentence examples for * bridgehead in from inspiring English sources

8. Lebanon: The "Bridgehead in the Orient" 9. Realities of Power in the "Rear Area".

They have a bridgehead in London and the South East of England.

But he is also now the leader of a party with MEPs in Brussels and a bridgehead in parliament.

Each of the main crime syndicates has established a strong bridgehead in the rich north of Italy.

The human bridgehead in this task is its new "lobbyist-in-chief", Mark Boleat, appointed in May as chairman of the pivotal corporation policy and resources committee.

"The U.S. is a bridgehead in a global market for renewable assets," said Jonathan Johns, head of renewable energy at Ernst & Young.

But his ambitions are boundless and he has already established energy bridgeheads in three continents.

The principal conflict is between the Saudis and Iran, which has established powerful political bridgeheads in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Gaza.

But by investing in China, Merck and competitors like Novartis are establishing bridgeheads in an important market.

The Soviets, he said, "require bridgeheads in Cuba and Vietnam, in South Yemen and Ethiopia, in Angola and Nicaragua, in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

The objective of Charnwood was to clear Caen of its defenders up to the Orne river and if possible to secure bridgeheads in southern Caen.