Sentence examples for its foothold from inspiring English sources

Shelling also intensified in other parts of Aleppo which had notionally been held by the FSA since it secured its foothold in Salahedin in late July.

Penn Virginia Resource Partners agreed on Tuesday to buy the energy pipeline company Chief Gathering for $1 billion as it expands its foothold in the booming shale gas sector in the United States.

It would regain its foothold in the West Bank.

The private equity firm owns Anchor Hocking, a glassware maker, and Monomoy figured it could use its foothold in the food service industry to bolster Oneida's sales to restaurants and hotels.

It thereby establishes its foothold.

What chance then would the United States have of keeping its foothold in Iraq, where it has spent so many American lives and dollars?

Nick Clegg's party no longer attracts the protest vote, but it is likely to retain its foothold in parliament and power.

Probably because it has rapidly been losing its foothold in the Italian banking sector, following a wave of consolidation.

Although the Dutch conglomerate already has a lighting division, it has previously had more success enlarging its foothold in Europe than in the United States.

Islamic State (IS) will cement its foothold.

The government would then, for the first time, lose its foothold on the Jaffna peninsula.