The phrase "a new foothold" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing establishing a position or gaining a stable base in a new situation or environment.
Example: "The company is looking to secure a new foothold in the Asian market to expand its global presence."
Alternatives: "a new position" or "a fresh base".
Secure the two axes into the ice before stepping up to a new foothold.
It is currently searching for a new foothold in the city.
"Our counterterrorism experts are watching for any signs that these groups might gain a new foothold there".
It seemed clear that the mosque siege was intended to forestall another prolonged sit-in that would allow the Morsi camp to gain a new foothold.
Relying on herd immunity is shortsighted, since over time fewer people will be infected and the virus can gain a new foothold.
The more vigorous gyrations of Justice Stevens succeeded only in shaking the bee farther down inside his shirt, where it found a new foothold on the middle of his back along the spine.
Denning: In the current Harvard Business Review article you describe Uber as a sustaining innovation vis-à-vis taxis, not as a disruptive innovation, because Uber doesn't operate at the low-end foothold or a new market foothold as specified by the theory of disruptive innovation.
"I would find this new foothold that allowed me to do a certain move in a way that was a little bit more secure — stuff like that.
Hoping to establish a New World foothold for the English, White took the settlers to their original location, Roanoke Island, just inside the chain of barrier islands known today as the Outer Banks.
Even before the bombing of one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines in Samarra set off sectarian fighting last Wednesday, the chaos in Iraq helped elevate Iran's regional influence -- a great concern to many of the Sunni led governments here -- while also giving Al Qaeda sympathizers a new a foothold in the region.
Now let's see whether Uber also qualifies as a new market foothold.
