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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.

BEIJING — Airbus said Wednesday that it had landed deals for about 160 aircraft worth nearly $15 billion with companies in China and Vietnam as it sought to expand its foothold in the fast-growing Asian market.

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.

America Movil Spends $1.59 Billion to Lift Stake in KPN  |  The Mexican mobile operator extended its foothold in Europe after it paid $1.59 billion to increase its stake in the Dutch telecommunications company KPN to 20.9 percent.

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

Quite why Euronext should be able to promise so much more is hard to see although it will be able to capitalise on its foothold in London, having bought Liffe, the London derivatives market, three years ago.

The company wants to expand its foothold in south-east Asia, which it describes as its "sweet spot", with a population of 500 million, and has plans to enter Cambodia while Burma is also on its radar.