Sentence examples for secure the foothold from inspiring English sources

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The British East India Company sought to invade Nepal not just to secure the border and to force the Nepali government to open trading routes to Tibet, but also for what Hastings saw as a geo-political necessity to secure the foothold of the Company in the Indian sub-continent.

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It took three more days of fighting to secure the tenuous foothold gained on the beaches, and consolidate the coastline so that ground forces could continue their push into Europe.

Boehner served Republicans well, navigating the rise of the tea party while securing the only foothold in power his party would enjoy for the first six years of the Obama administration, and he used it to push deficit reduction over Democratic opposition.

During the next few months, successful land and naval campaigns against the royalists secured the new foothold, and it was at Huacho that San Martín learned that Guayaquil (in Ecuador) had declared independence on October 9. Bolívar, learning about the collapse of the Cadiz expedition, spent the year 1820 preparing a liberating campaign in Venezuela.

Aside from reinforcing Luso-Rhodesian relations, the Lisbon appointment was designed to secure the African nation a diplomatic foothold in Europe outside of Britain's reach and to help Salisbury find new trading partners and diplomatic allies on the continent.

The centre, commanded by the Duke's brother, General Charles Churchill, consisted of 18 battalions of infantry arranged in two lines: seven battalions in the front line to secure a foothold across the Nebel, and 11 battalions in the rear providing cover from the Allied side of the stream.

Chelsea were unable to secure a foothold in the game, with United winning the midfield battle, but the home side lacked quality in the final third and the near misses continued.

She and others on the street are still looking for sturdy tarpaulins or tents and wondering how to secure a foothold in the new temporary relocation sites, like the one north of this city in Corail Cesse Lesse, to which thousands from the camp at the Pétionville country club were recently moved.

Many progressive activists who backed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt). in the 2016 presidential primary viewed Ellison's candidacy as a way to secure a foothold in the party after Sanders' defeat.

So a disruptor will secure foothold at the low end of the market.

Samsung isn't alone in attempting to secure a foothold in the burgeoning IoT space.

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