The partisan struggle here comes just as the charter school movement has been making important inroads among Democrats.
In recent years, with the passing of the generation that came of age during the New Deal and formed lasting Democratic identities, Republicans have made important inroads.
The United States has to be careful how it handles the Kenyatta issue, analysts say, because Mr. Kenyatta could easily turn to China, which has made important inroads here, building highways and even covertly financing some Kenyan military operations.
And after years of struggling with how to handle the build-up, I have finally made important inroads into the theory of magazine oblivion: If I don't know about it, I can't feel bad about not reading it.
Mr. Franks, whose Congressional district spans parts of Union, Essex, Middlesex and Somerset Counties in the heart of the state, has also made important inroads to the south: he has won the party line in Burlington County, near Camden, and is a strong contender in Cumberland, which borders Cape May, because of the support of Representative Frank LoBiondo, a longtime rival of Mr. Gormley's.
Perhaps even more importantly, the software-as-a-service movement has made important inroads into the Fortune 500, which has created not just competition against traditional software licenses, but also a new mindset among CIOs.
Renewable energy and energy efficiency are already making important inroads in stemming air pollution.
The Soviet Union made important inroads into the region during the Cold War, causing concern (and overreaction) among policymakers in Washington, but never really threatened U.S. hegemony.
This year we will make significant inroads.
