The phrase "a foothold to be" is not standard in written English and may be confusing without context.
It could be used in discussions about establishing a position or gaining an advantage, but it requires additional context to clarify its meaning.
Example: "The new policy provides a foothold to be established in the competitive market."
Alternatives: "a position to gain" or "a base to establish".
"If any areas of your lawn had crab grass last year, it's a good bet you'll have it again this year," Mr. Long said, explaining that the only way to prevent crab grass from gaining a foothold is to apply a pre-emergent herbicide just before the crab grass seeds start germinating.
Now, with capital-intensive policies such as discounts, exclusive sales relationships and strategic investment off the table, smaller players will gain a foothold and be able to do more from e-commerce, according to Kunal Bahl, CEO of Snapdeal — a niche e-commerce firm that once competed head-to-head with Flipkart and Amazon.
Despite the bombings of 7/7 and several subsequent near-miss plots, and although its Muslim population is primarily composed of immigrants from Pakistan, a country where radical Islam has a strong foothold, there seems to be, for want of a better word, tolerance.
Deli is struggling to get a foothold in Britain and to be a proper father to his saturnine teen-age son, Ashley (Emmanuel Idowu), who disdains his father as both soft and square.
For Mr. Santana, it was an opportunity to establish a foothold in a region shaping up to be a frontier for political consulting as some African economies expand.
It is less a novel to be read than an object to be held, a foothold on a new frontier for the MacFarlane name-brand.
The north of Iraq remains a serious security concern, especially in Nineveh Province, where, he said, "Al Qaeda in Iraq is still trying to re-establish a foothold and then be able to extend its tentacles down into Baghdad".
The U.S. is poised to lose access to fast-growing clean energy markets as Europe, India and China gain major footholds in an industry estimated to be worth $6 trillion by 2030.
It is a story playing out across Canada as entrepreneurs race to secure a foothold in what is expected to be a multibillion-dollar market.
The legalization of cannabis has led to a so-called "green rush," with licensed cannabis growers pressing to get a foothold in what is expected to be a $5 billion industry (6.5 billion Canadian dollars) by 2020, buttressed by the expected arrival of thousands of pot tourists from the United States.
