Though traditions persisted, new players were gaining inroads into the dinnerware market in America.
Hispanics are an increasingly important voting block; through assiduous efforts, Mr. Pataki won a third of the Latino vote in 2002, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has been desperately trying to gain inroads among those voters.
In turn, Sprint would gain inroads into television and high-speed Internet access.
But at over 3.27 million iPads officially sold at the end of Quarter 3 (our educated guess is around 5 million so far), Job's magical and revolutionary product is gaining inroads in the way people at least say they partake in the written word, if they happen to be in the ever increasing class of people that own one.
Sanders has struggled to gain inroads with non-white voters, particularly African-Americans.
Google also stands to bolster its efforts to gain inroads into the living room by spreading to TVs.
Sources familiar with the White House's decisions also told CNN that Powell may have faced difficulties gaining inroads with Trump's chief of staff, John Kelly.
The spat over sugar dates to 1997, when Mexico, frustrated by U.S. trade barriers to Mexican cane sugar, slapped steep anti-dumping duties on low-cost corn sweeteners from the United States, which were gaining inroads with Mexican soft drink bottlers and food processors.
Farage needs to win seats in the House of Commons in order to legitimize the rise of the party and gain further inroads into the political system".
The country's factories are aggressively reducing prices — allowing China to gain ground in old markets and make inroads in new ones.
That demonstrates the growth of regional wine production in all 50 states, as more-established regions gain reputations for quality and make inroads in distribution channels.
