Sentence examples for has retained a foothold from inspiring English sources
Now, nearly 20 years after the Brinleys first took their 6-year-old son, Zachary, along on a trip to St. Kitts, the family has retained a foothold there, becoming part owners of the Frigate Bay Resort and starting an award-winning rum label.
India controlled the spread of the disease, which had retained a foothold in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, throughout the 20th century, and had eradicated the disease by 1995.
Tuma has retained a lawyer.
And crucially they have retained their tiny Parliamentary foothold of one MP, with Ms Lucas holding her Brighton Pavilion seat.
Though hundreds of acres of land has been taken from the Unkechaug Nation, he said, it has managed to retain a foothold because of longstanding political and cultural ties and strong trading and intertribal relationships.
Motorola, which has also fought to retain a foothold in the smartphone market, has long planned to split itself into two companies, one making handsets and other consumer devices, the other focusing on equipment for businesses.
Historically, the Vatican appears to have tolerated the traditions and attitude toward celibacy of the so-called Eastern Rite Catholics in order to retain a foothold in regions where Orthodox Christianity has dominated.
Some aspects of normalcy have returned to both areas, but Taliban insurgents are fighting to retain a foothold.
Somehow, the sport has withstood the Civil War, two industrial revolutions, the Great Depression and suburban sprawl to retain a foothold in the modern world.
