Sentence examples for a deep foothold from inspiring English sources

Al Qaeda has carved a deep foothold here with at least three cells of operatives plotting new attacks in the kingdom or North America, American and Saudi government officials said today.

Castellano's killing opened the way for the man who engineered it, John Gotti, to gain a deeper foothold in the New York mob.

The W.P.S. could use a compelling story line as it struggles to establish a foothold during a deep recession with a sport that has been unable to build on the success of the Women's World Cup held in the United States a decade ago.

Montoya is a 26-year-old goaltender who is still looking to establish a foothold deep into a professional career that has been disappointing.

It's a base, a foothold".

The French firm may want to bring in a deep-pocketed tenant who would pay more in rent, or give yet another of its brands a foothold on Rodeo.

With these results, reaching billions of light-years into space, astronomers have gained a secure foothold in the deepest and most mysterious reaches of the cosmic past.

They also wanted to secure a foothold, a spot — anything!

Now C diff has a chance to gain a foothold.

Then we got a little bit of a foothold".

In the second dig I struggled to find my rhythm: the footholds were a bit deep and I couldn't get any grip.Then I had to bowl at Gilchrist and Michael Clarke in full flight.