Sentence examples for made inroads by from inspiring English sources

But Republicans said they had made inroads by spending more money than ever before on black media and outreach.

Two years ago, Senator Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, made inroads by campaigning relentlessly in country areas that had been all but conceded for good to the Republicans.

As for steroid and amphetamine use, McEnroe suspects it had already made inroads by the 1980s "into the top ranks of tennis".

Some of these voters are defecting to the far-right National Front under its new leader, Marine Le Pen, who has made inroads by attacking immigration and Islam and by advocating dumping the euro and re-erecting customs barriers at France's borders.

The title-chasing Bears then made inroads by the close, Keith Barker taking three wickets as Hampshire finished on 163-4, leading by only 54.

Leapfrog hopes to make inroads by playing up the educational angle.

If a domestic airline can really start making inroads by offering superior performance, then the big legacy carriers, used to hiding behind government protection, might just have to take notice.

Privately, many Democrats were not pleased that the issue had been thrown into their laps during the summer recess as they believed they had been making inroads by talking about how some Republicans support privatizing Social Security.

The recession has also proved politically damaging for a number of governors, not least Jon Corzine of New Jersey, whose Republican opponent in this year's race for governor has tried to make inroads by blaming the state's economic woes on him.

Which is why he has been looking forward to this summer, when he believes the channel can make inroads by offering original shows while the broadcast networks are in reruns.

Over time, however, the paid services could make inroads by offering services the free sites cannot, Mr. Bailey said, like access to a song weeks in advance of its official release.