Sentence examples for gained a solid foothold 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.

Trout eclipsed Cabrera in WAR — the insightful or abstruse (take your pick) statistic of wins above replacement, which has gained a solid foothold in the sport — but Cabrera easily won the A.L.'s M.V.P. award, collecting 22 of 28 first-place votes.

In China, however, Amazon not only has to deal with scrutiny, but also with domestic competitors, including media conglomerate Hanvon, Dangdang and Shanda, who have already gained a solid foothold on the e-publishing market, as well as pirated versions of popular titles.

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 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.

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.

But Total has still gained a strong foothold here.

Book publishing, though not a big business within the state, has gained a strong foothold.

And with poverty and corruption rampant, organised crime gained a strong foothold in the country.

The concept of immunotherapy has gained a strong foothold in the AD field [ 6].

Bioethics has gained a strong foothold in health sciences in the developed world, especially in Europe and North America.