Sentence examples for a bridgehead for from inspiring English sources

And it's clear that Cruz is establishing a bridgehead for the lessons of Latin America to find new relevance across what was once an unbridgeable divide.

Waterford city, of Norse foundation and an important port and centre of trade, was a bridgehead for the Anglo-Normans in the 12th century.

How can Israel trust that the land it vacates is not used, as Gaza has been, as a bridgehead for further struggle?

Because of its location on the Adriatic Sea, Albania has long served as a bridgehead for various nations and empires seeking conquest abroad.

Already some 150 elite American and British troops have arrived at Bagram airport, near Kabul, to secure a bridgehead for future humanitarian and military operations.

Kramnik set up a bridgehead for attack with 15 Ne5; an exchange with 15... Ne5 17 de Nd7 18 f4 would let him get a kingside majority in motion, so Kasparov had to bear with it for the moment.

Through their NATO membership, they provide a theoretical bridgehead for a hypothetical Western invasion of Russia.

Schools – and particularly female education – are seen as a bridgehead of "corrupting modernity".

And he's planning a second listing, in Hong Kong, which he says is a useful bridgehead for China mergers and acquisitions.

Luhansk airport, previously a vital bridgehead for government forces, is back in rebel hands.

Yet it also empowered the long-disenfranchised Shia majority, a natural bridgehead for Iranian influence.