Sentence examples for satisfactory foothold from inspiring English sources

He wrote: "Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops.

It reached Europe in 1987, ultimately outselling Nintendo's alternative in the EU, but SEGA wouldn't gain a satisfactory foothold in the States until the introduction of the Genesis in the summer of 1989.

"We had a foothold there.

Demand satisfactory.

Merely satisfactory.

Condition satisfactory".

When is satisfactory not satisfactory?

Islamic State (IS) will cement its foothold.

Are plug-in cars establishing a foothold?

There is no foothold.

The haircut is satisfactory.