Sentence examples for a substantial foothold from inspiring English sources

When Ahmadinejad became president in 2005, the radicals had aligned themselves with him and for the first time gained a substantial foothold in the government.

But several American businessmen involved in ventures in Iraq said that Chalabi had gained a substantial foothold in the country's financial sector, by insuring that relatives and longtime loyalists held key positions.

It also gives it a substantial foothold in the mobile hardware business.

But the move is also huge for EDS, which now gains a substantial foothold in the B2B e-commerce arena.

Something must be working, because weather derivatives have gained a substantial foothold in the last few years, not only as a risk management tool but also from a trading perspective.

Beautiful and mysterious, cougars have persisted against countless and unrelenting threats to retain a substantial foothold in BC.

Deutsche Telekom offered more than $50 billion in stock for VoiceStream, of Bellevue, Wash., to gain its first substantial foothold in the United States.

With it went the Iberian carrier's substantial foothold in South America.With all this on Mr Allen's shoulders, it is not surprising that he would want to seek a safe refuge before turning over the helm.

In his brief tenure as Committee leader, Mayr gained his first substantial foothold within the coalescing community infrastructure of evolutionary studies.

The wilderness has a strong foothold here.

But Total has still gained a strong foothold here.