Sentence examples for actual foothold from inspiring English sources

Afghanistan's president, Ashraf Ghani, was swift to blame IS for the bombing.The attack amplified questions that Afghans had already been asking: Is Islamic State gaining an actual foothold in Afghanistan?

The company's deals with OEMs (like the most recent one with Nokia), ensure the company has had a foothold in the quickly growing mobile space despite not having an actual phone like rival Google.

As (hopefully) many in the EDM generation figure this out and matriculate to actual electronic music culture, festivals like Decibel deep dives into niche communities will gain greater foothold.

I never understood how climbing a wall in the middle of The Sports Authority prepares one for climbing an actual mountain; most natural rock formations don't include brightly-colored plastic footholds and a spotter below constantly yelling encouragement.

"We had a foothold there.

There is no foothold.

Islamic State (IS) will cement its foothold.

Are plug-in cars establishing a foothold?

But it had a foothold.

No one's established a firm foothold.

Question: Or any kind of a foothold?