Sentence examples for had a foothold from inspiring English sources

"We had a foothold there.

But it had a foothold.

He no longer had a foothold in his city of origin.

"We had a foothold in the game – it was a woeful decision.

The term is apparently American, but it has for quite a while had a foothold abroad.

The British had invaded Tibet thinking the Russians already had a foothold there, but they found no significant Russian influence.

They have a foothold, but need to scale up".

Islamists already have a foothold across central Asia.

Issa said, "I have people who have a foothold in the bush".

Having a foothold in neighbouring markets is a good way to spread risk.

The company also has a foothold in Japan, where VF is still building out its presence.