The paper also reported that News Corp executives are in the early stages of talks with Tribune Co's debtholders including Oaktree Capital, with an eye toward securing footholds across the three top U.S. markets of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
This time, improved supply lines and tactics, some rebels and observers say, may provide a more secure foothold.
Probably the reason the work has never found a secure foothold is that it is more talky than dramatic.
Of course, women's sport is not alone in struggling to get a secure foothold in the UK.
Labour will be concerned over signs that Ukip is establishing a secure foothold in the north of England and Wales.
Islamist extremists are believed to have a more secure foothold than ever in Africa, receiving training and fighting across borders, officials said.
But it was not until 2010, when Jazz Forum Arts inaugurated Sunset Jazz at Lyndhurst, that modern jazz established a secure foothold at the estate.
To be sure, such a process can only gain a secure foothold on the basis of a shared political culture, however fluid it may be.
The two outposts also are within range of artillery from Ariha, where the Syrian Army still occupies multiple strong points, and where the rebels have been unable to establish a secure foothold.
It is the sixth stadium to open in the league since 2010, despite a lackluster economy, and the other five have helped M.L.S. gain a more secure foothold in North American team sports.
The deal, which analysts said was priced at the high end of expectations, gives Crédit Mutuel, a retail bank that is one of France's largest, a secure foothold in Europe's largest banking market.
