Sentence examples similar to act as a bridgehead from inspiring English sources

"The purpose of the centre is more to act as a sort of bridgehead for networking, and as a big toolbox, than as a self-sufficient venue.

On the contrary, supporters of women's representation in politics believe women can act as a kind of bridgehead for other under-represented groups – older people, children, racial and religious minorities – because although women are not a minority, they are more likely than men to have experienced social exclusion and disempowerment.

Schools – and particularly female education – are seen as a bridgehead of "corrupting modernity".

The osteospermums used Tresco as a bridgehead before launching their invasion of the gardens of Britain.

It was also about using the games as a bridgehead into initiating creativity across all our communities.

The government decree, if upheld, would limit Électricité de France's shareholder voting rights to 2percentt if it sought to use Montedison as a bridgehead into Italy.

Google and PayPal, which also use Ireland as a bridgehead into the European market, increased their workforces during the worst years of the recession.

Adana's prosperity has long come from the fertile valleys behind it and from its position as a bridgehead on the Anatolian-Arabian trade routes.

"Thick black smoke" prevented firefighters from being able to use lobbies as a bridgehead or search base and would have prevented residents from leaving their flats.

How can Israel trust that the land it vacates is not used, as Gaza has been, as a bridgehead for further struggle?

Because of its location on the Adriatic Sea, Albania has long served as a bridgehead for various nations and empires seeking conquest abroad.