The phrase "an important foothold" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant position or advantage in a particular context, such as business, politics, or personal development.
Example: "The company established an important foothold in the Asian market, allowing for future expansion."
Alternatives: "a crucial position" or "a significant advantage".
At the same time, Comcast would instantly gain an important foothold in another area it has been trying to break into: digital media.
And Republicans demonstrated a tenacious hold on two of the country's biggest swing states, Ohio and Florida, giving Mr. Trump an important foothold on the presidential map.
While Lufthansa's investment is strictly financial and does not include any strategic partnership for now, industry watchers speculated that the deal could lead to further cooperation and give Lufthansa an important foothold in the United States.
Procter has also gained an important foothold in fast-growing markets like China, Russia and some Latin American countries, where it has stripped away sales and market share from Colgate and other longtime competitors.
Analysts say that the auto industry's big investments in electric and plug-in models will not pay off for some time in the marketplace but represent an attempt to gain an important foothold with environmentally conscious consumers.
While that represents just a fraction of the 100 million American homes with cable or satellite subscriptions, it is an important foothold for the BBC, which wants to meet a perceived need for impartial international news.
The idea that a manager of the calibre of Mr Nasser would walk away from a crucial foreign deal because it might play badly at home for a while is hard to credit.Admittedly, the risky Daewoo deal might have depressed Ford's shares for a while, but the benefit of getting such an important Asian foothold would have outweighed the disadvantage.
This strategically important foothold in Virginia allowed Union forces to control the major waterway of Hampton Roads.
Kodak gained a crucial foothold in China earlier this year by.
Amid the chaos, self-publishing gained a significant foothold.
Over the next century, the trading posts of the British East India Company became important footholds for the British Empire and played a crucial role in the eventual conquest of India by the British.
