Sentence examples for from a foothold from inspiring English sources

That was very full yet burst from a foothold to take the shoulder of the bat.

From a foothold north of the Mediterranean, Homo heidelbergensis steadily evolved into the neanderthals, while in Africa, the same species embarked on a different evolutionary path, one that ultimately gave rise to modern-day Homo sapiens.

May is expected to stress that militants must be prevented from gaining a foothold in sub-Saharan Africa, away from territory in Syria, Iraq and Libya.

Stabilizing the region with money, he said, helps keep radical Islamists from getting a foothold and helps national security.

They walk like a monopoly and talk like a monopoly, trying to block rivals from getting a foothold.

Google would benefit from even a foothold in those large markets, which still dwarf the $16 billion Internet advertising market.

"Tree diversity helps prevent pests from gaining a foothold," said Mike Bohne, forest health group leader for the United States Forest Service.

"We have an interest in preventing al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and other extremist groups from establishing a foothold.

They weren't prevented from establishing a foothold, i.e., they weren't run out of town.

Scientists have identified the 700 species of bacteria that inhabit our mouths, presenting the possibility of probiotic therapies that prevent harmful bacteria from getting a foothold.

In this treatment, patients take a drug that will prevent HIV from getting a foothold in their body, should they ever come into contact with it.