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Perhaps if the city took the bold step of choosing a profitable recycling arrangement with a scrap company, versus a costly contract with a waste management company, recycling could gain the foothold it needs to become as "sophisticated" and institutionalized as waste disposal (news article, Jan . 11.

In Panama, where economic and political turmoil stifled investment in tourism as recently as the early '90s, chain super-hotels haven't been able to gain the foothold they have elsewhere in Central America which keeps the area cheaper.

Mark Lawson ITV2, 11 September Boardwalk Empire A series that never quite gained the foothold that many expected it to, Boardwalk Empire is about to come to an end.

Liszt remained grateful; without Bache, he acknowledged, his music might not have gained the foothold that it did.

Among non-invasive methods that have gained the strongest clinical foothold are FibroScan elastometry and serum-based APRI and FibroTest.

As the libraries gain a foothold among the state's youths, librarians are struggling to define their new roles as entertainers, teachers, hall monitors, mothers and babysitters.

"One of the dreams of Iran is to gain a foothold over the mountains," the mayor said.

After iterative sets of niche experiments (e.g. by organising demonstration projects), innovations mature and have the potential to gain a foothold in the existing socio-technical regime.

For many GOP candidates, the need to gain a foothold in the polls is dire.

However, if they gain a foothold, the free newspapers could someday be a serious threat.

In New York, where high culture struggled to gain a foothold, the pop aspect of Hollywood movies rendered them suspect.