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It adds: "The goal of the development effort was to gain a solid understanding of the network structure should collection be required in the event of an emergency".

For decades, women have been unable to gain a solid political toehold in Massachusetts, a state long dominated by male political figures.

The books of the great Belgian-born French poet and writer Henri Michaux are not exactly unknown on these shores, but his considerable achievement as a visual artist -- a self-taught one -- has yet to gain a solid foothold.

But the translation of his immense output remains spotty, and his achievement as a visual artist has yet to gain a solid foothold despite a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in 1978.

The books of the Belgian-born French poet and writer Henri Michaux are not exactly unknown on these shores, but his considerable achievement as a visual artist -- a self-taught one -- has yet to gain a solid foothold.

However, both Washington and Moscow were on Monday clinging on to hope that the latest effort to end the Syrian war could gain a solid footing, despite trading bitter accusations about who is to blame.

However, through experimentation they gained a solid theoretical understanding of the phenomenon.

It had some initial troubles, but it was quickly reorganized and gained a solid footing.

He gained a solid grounding in both the technical and, arguably more importantly, political challenges involved in eradicating malaria.

She was persuaded to turn her talents to heroism, and she soon gained a solid fan following.

Nintendo, the company that created Super Mario and Donkey Kong, has gained a solid footing among younger game players, shipping 12 million of the new GameCubes since March 2001.