Sentence examples for serious traction from inspiring English sources

Realistically, though, if home growing is to gain serious traction, it will happen in the suburbs.

But, says Mr. Levin, "it's hard for gallerists to get serious traction in Boston.

Its follow-up, however, bears the hallmarks of a successful artist with serious traction in the States.

But his economic team warned that, given the political climate, the extension of all the Bush tax cuts "could gain serious traction".

The council has tried to focus public indignation on such programming, but the efforts have mostly failed to gain serious traction.

(Senator Brown has been working long and hard on too-big-to-fail issues for years; now he is starting to get serious traction).

Specifically, can't we distinguish between midwifing a democratic movement that initiated in the streets (Egypt) and imposing one before a local opposition gains serious traction (Iraq)?

The show first gained serious traction as plans for a war in Iraq, and the March 2003 invasion and aftermath, unfolded.

In the past few years O'Leary has watched Berlin's startup scene gain serious traction:"Experience [in the startups] is growing, venture capital is growing.

But some think it won't get serious traction with the public unless it is put to use on non-digital issues that matter to more people.

However, congressional efforts to retire the electoral college have not gained serious traction since a 1934 Senate vote to switch to a direct election failed by just two votes.