Sentence examples for foothold in the state from inspiring English sources

America's political traditions had never gained a solid foothold in the state, where the illiteracy and poverty of many whites and the disenfranchisement of blacks deterred true democracy.

In addition, though many Shias dislike their present rulers, they dislike even more the idea of letting anyone connected with their former Baathist oppressors regain a foothold in the state.

If the Democrats reclaim the governorship in New Jersey, if would be even more difficult for Republicans to gain a foothold in the state -- or in the region -- which is increasingly Democratic.

Mr. Green, a clerk at the Wyoming Alliance for the Mentally Ill, said that without any staff, campaign contributions or help from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, he had virtually no ability to help his party gain a foothold in the state.

This creates scenarios where outnumbered but better-organized Cruz supporters can still elect delegates and have a foothold in the state's delegation at the convention.

But it was able to gain a small foothold in the state last fall with a $335 million buyout of some Baytex Energy acreage.

It was a result that helped propel the US into the second round of the World Cup, and boost the popularity of the game as it attempted to gain a foothold in the States.

The company is now officially getting serious about securing a foothold in the states, as it today announced the launch of its U.S. headquarters in San Francisco.

From a strategic standpoint, the move gives Smartfrog a foothold in the States, while potentially affording Canary the ability to spread into the EU.

It reached Europe in 1987, ultimately outselling Nintendo's alternative in the EU, but SEGA wouldn't gain a satisfactory foothold in the States until the introduction of the Genesis in the summer of 1989.

Indeed, he has so much faith in gas that he is applying pressure on Victoria to overturn its current moratorium on onshore drilling and give the industry a foothold in the Australian state with the highest population growth rate.