Although the Comcast deal represents a much larger foothold in the U.S. market, Microsoft isn't likely to supplant TV Guide Interactive any time soon, even within the Comcast subscriber base.
But it has few ports in the region, and Wang's project would represent a major foothold.
"So much exists that is unknown, and this fact represents a unique opportunity for investigators, especially young scientists, to find a foothold and make very important contributions," says Philip Vernon, another graduate student in Finn's NCI-sponsored training program.
This parasite represents an interesting biological model as it represents a unique case of a protozoan expanding its parasitic foothold across distantly related mammalian hosts.
I predict that savvy brands will recognize that the current environment represents an incredible opportunity to gain a foothold on Madison Avenue.
Tolerationist politics seeks to provide a sort of foothold for such groups as they carve out a protected social space for themselves; it represents an acknowledgment of both the reality and the permanence of diversity within contemporary societies.
Early on, Origami found a foothold with new parents who represented a majority of the site's earliest adopters at launch.
With their newly-won foothold in the National Assembly, some members of the opposition boasted that the election represented a major turning point in Venezuelan politics, even though they will not constitute a majority.
Analysts say that the auto industry's big investments in electric and plug-in models will not pay off for some time in the marketplace but represent an attempt to gain an important foothold with environmentally conscious consumers.
Pepsi officials acknowledge that their courtroom challenge represented an integral part of their plan to gain a greater foothold in the fountain business, where many of their expansion efforts have been thwarted in the past.
