Sentence examples for as a foothold and from inspiring English sources

One potential explanation is that the interaction of RydC with the C-terminus acts as a foothold and increases the on-rate of the RNA.

Sousa had a foothold and as Murray huffed and puffed, his opponent broke again to seal the set and level up.

And, just as Stoke began to gain a foothold and threaten to inject anxiety into the crowd, United broke the deadlock when Lingard scored on 14 minutes.

Instead, with Thierry Henry and Malouda on as substitutes, France finally gained a foothold and Franck Ribéry laid on a simple goal for Malouda.

MLS may have been covered previously by all of the trio of networks now showing it, but it has never had the same raft of regular time slots as it does now, and that's important as the league tries to secure a foothold and viewer loyalties in an ever more crowded TV soccer market.

The league and its teams see the games as a foothold to sell jerseys, sponsorships and television deals in Europe and Asia, and potentially attract other foreign owners.

It will serve as a foothold to future cases and also gives a measure of legitimacy to people who are pressing for more activism on the issue of domestic violence".

Syria is a long-time client state of Russia, which has used its influence there as a foothold in the region and is a staunch backer of the al-Assad regime.

Mr. McGovern recently moved to New York from California and sees his job at Crate and Barrel as a foothold until he finds work that would offer more money and perhaps coverage paid largely by the employer.

Ms. Toussaint's path is one followed by countless Haitian-Americans -- who, in this respect, are not so different from other immigrant groups who see nursing as a foothold in the middle class and doctoring as the ultimate ambition for their children.

The military history of Gibraltar during World War II exemplifies Gibraltar's position as a British fortress since the early 18th century and as a vital factor in British military strategy, both as a foothold on the continent of Europe, and as a bastion of British sea power.