Sentence examples for gained a beachhead from inspiring English sources

Wagner, Pohlad and the rest have gained a beachhead in Hollywood because the movie business has grown and the studio business has shifted somewhat from a production model to a distribution model.

The landings, which took place on November 8 , 1942 were opposed by Vichy French forces, but Patton's men quickly gained a beachhead.

The rebel apostles of smart growth make no small claims for their approach, which has gained converts around the country but struggled to gain a beachhead on Long Island, the fortress of Old Suburbanism.

He went on to write that the exiles intended "to gain a beachhead in Cuba to set up a 'Government in Arms' and then request diplomatic recognition by foreign nations".

That question is the premise of "Edge of Tomorrow": the world is battling alien creatures who have killed hundreds of millions of people in Europe, and the allied army, known as the United Defense Force (U.D.F ., is planning a colossal and top-secret mobilization to cross the English Channel and gain a beachhead in France in order to reconquer the continent from the invading organisms.

The deal's significance is that LVMH has gained a firm U.S. beachhead for its fashion and leather-goods businesses.

Analysts applauded the deal, saying that by acquiring Verio, NTT Communications, a domestic and international telephone carrier, would gain an important beachhead in the highly competitive, fast-expanding Internet market in the United States.

Since then, the toothsome crustacean has gained beachheads in Walmart (Sea Best Lobster Tails with Butter), Quiznos (Lobster & Seafood Salad sub), and Subway (Lobster Salad Sandwich), while Panera Bread is just now winding down its own fast-casual lobster promotion.

Just as firms moved into Hong Kong to gain entry to the lucrative Chinese market a decade back, they are using Brazil as a beachhead for the rest of Latin America.

Establishing a beachhead along the Southern coast could make all the difference.

But if Google wants to progress in the social arena, and Apple in location-based services, they have to make bold bets, and in both cases they have at least gained some sort of beachhead.