Sentence examples for secured a solid from inspiring English sources

Only once he had secured a solid following, hence a degree of control, did he feel comfortable bringing the gay characters in.

The Nets are good enough to have secured a solid footing in the Eastern Conference playoff race but too inconsistent to emerge as a credible threat.

Trudeau had secured a solid majority in the 1968 federal election, but thereafter much of his power base in western Canada, Ontario, and the Atlantic Provinces began to dissolve.

Def Leppard's contemporaries Mötley Crüe and Bon Jovi have recently enjoyed a critical re-evaluation, and Leppard's new album Yeah!, a muscular tribute to the bands and singles that tickled their adolescent fancies, has secured a solid no 16 placing on the current Billboard Chart.

Allen put himself in charge of manufacturing and sales and he again secured a solid market share in the South.

Once you've secured a solid number of people as subscribers, make sure you are thinking of them as more than just email addresses.

But it failed to secure a solid majority, making it increasingly difficult for him to pass legislation aimed at protecting Italy from Europe's sovereign debt crisis.

Only such a border could secure a solid Jewish majority inside Israel for generations to come, and in so doing secure Israel as a democracy and its identity as a Jewish state.

Gordon Mowat, managing director of Morrisons Convenience, said: "We are rolling out the Morrisons M local estate at pace this year and these acquisitions give us a kickstart in securing a solid foothold in this key sector.

But, despite Dugdale immediately securing a solid majority of MSP and constituency Labour party nominations, Ken Macintosh – MSP for Eastwood, who previously lost to Johann Lamont in the 2011 leadership contest – stepped forward to challenge her.

Just as Mr Aznar had managed to secure a solid lead of six to eight percentage points in the polls, his party is back on the defensive.A rescue operation has begun.