The phrase "acquire a foothold" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing gaining a position of advantage or establishing a presence in a particular area or market.
Example: "The company aims to acquire a foothold in the emerging technology sector to expand its influence."
Alternatives: "establish a presence" or "gain a strong position".
E.ON, which currently lacks a presence in those markets, has made no secret of its desire to enter Britain and acquire a foothold in the United States.
And even if the Chinese military could somehow acquire a foothold, it has the capacity to move only about 20,000 troops by sea and air at a time.
HOUSTON — Trying to acquire a foothold in the American oil patch, a Chinese company is closing in on a deal to buy stakes in a few drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico from a Norwegian company, an executive close to the talks said.
In a bid to acquire a foothold in low-cost generics, the Japanese firm paid 737 rupees a share last June, forking out a premium of 31% to the company's stock price at the time.
The motive force of the observed rapid flow shifts into the motive force of cell advancement when the cells attach to the substratum and acquire a foothold.
Siemens acquired a foothold in the industry by buying the Danish company Bonus Energy in 2004.
For $315 a month, he acquired a foothold in an Art Deco building that would escape many of the ravages that beset the city in the 1970s.
The avionics and engine-components firm belongs more logically under the wing of the powerful GE Aviation Systems business, which, with this deal, acquired a foothold in Europe.
But for American officials, it raises the troubling spectre of Islamic fundamentalism acquiring a foothold close to the American mainland.The arrested men are all Afro-Caribbean converts to Islam.
It has acquired a strong foothold in assessment of volume responsiveness for the management of the critically ill patient, showing a high applicability in shock resuscitation, but needs to be considered within the broader aspects of risk stratification to reach its full potential.
In the 1980s, the Gulen Movement started to become especially visible in the education, banking, media and other sectors; in the following decade, it acquired a strong organizational foothold in the police, judiciary, military and intelligence forces.
