Microsoft executives say that making inroads against AOL will be a long uphill climb.
Google has also made inroads against MyYahoo with a rival personalized home page service called iGoogle.
That points to a new reality as Republicans seek inroads against President Obama and his party in the midterm elections.
Now, it seems, the carnage may be a sign that the government is finally making inroads against the drug mafia.
Mr. Putin now faces five candidates who, the polls indicate, have failed to make serious inroads against his popularity.
More importantly, though, he made offensive inroads against Evra and, when he flitted inside, he carried a threat.
Many cities, New York among them, have made significant inroads against gangs through community policing, school-based prevention programs and smart deployment of police resources.
In the two decades since Mexico's telecommunications industry has been open to foreign investment, global telephone companies have tried to make inroads against Mr. Slim's companies.
Anwar heads a coalition of parties, which includes his own multiethnic party, that has made the greatest inroads against the country's corrupt masters.
However, they do provide valuable guidance for reformers around the world who hope to make inroads against endemic corruption in their countries and in their own institutions.
Acela, though, has been making steady inroads against the shuttles, particularly since Sept. 11; after the attacks, increased airport security caused extensive delays, making train travel more attractive.
