Sentence examples for foothold in the first from inspiring English sources

Federer's serving is aggressive that it's impossible for Murray, who's such a good returner, to get a foothold in the first three points.

Aspas wanted to leave Depor with two feet in the second division; instead, he has left them a foothold in the first – a shaky one, but a foothold nonetheless – and left his own side tumbling head-first towards relegation.

The Blues struggled to get any kind of foothold in the first half with the dominant Chiefs pack dictating proceedings.

But third, above all, we need a confident, united America, dedicated to the deepest principles of both the right and the left -- and we need to convey that to hopeful people around the world, so that no future ISIS can gain a foothold in the first place.

Because Native Americans never got in and never gained a foothold in the first place, they never got access to critical tools and opportunities, never got to function as an integrated part of a society, and never got to develop a program for living in what became the predominating culture.

Whyte gained a foothold in the third by going to the body and, revelling in the occasion, was happy to take the fight to the 1-14 favourite having so far soaked up many of his best shots.

The plan gives China's biggest domestic carmaker a foothold in the second-fastest-growing car market in the world (after China itself), and helps cash-strapped GM mount a more vigorous push into India, where it has struggled for years to reach its target of 10% market share.

Lenovo has reportedly paid NEC $175 million in company shares to get a foothold in Japan, the third biggest market for computer hardware in the world.

At an uncertain time in college athletics, when conference affiliations have become a game of musical chairs, Temple can offer a foothold in the nation's fourth-largest media market and sixth largest city.

AirTran's operations give Southwest a foothold for the first time in Atlanta and a bigger presence in lucrative Orlando, but bringing on 10,000 AirTran employees raises fears about diluting Southwest's culture.

In the meantime, however, observers believe Phillips is in with a chance of delivering the first foothold in the City of London for campaigners who want to radically transform it.