Sentence examples for solidified its position from inspiring English sources

By 2000 the PP controlled the majority of provincial and autonomous governments, and in that year it solidified its position by winning an absolute majority in the Cortes.

But by the 1980s, with consumers seeking more healthful bottled drinks, Snapple's sales had increased; with the introduction in 1987 of the first of its bottled iced teas, it solidified its position as a leader in the New Age beverage market.

Over the past three years, it solidified its position as the No. 1 provider of general, financial and sports news on the Internet.

On a night surely affected by sports events — guys on ice shooting pucks and other guys on stage reading out names of college football players — a live episode of NBC's comedy "30 Rock" marginally improved the fortunes of the show, while "American Idol" solidified its position as it moves toward the end of another season.

Instead, together the CEOs hope to make WhatsApp the top international messaging app first, box out competitors, and then earn money once it's solidified its position.

The Democratic Alliance not only solidified its position as the leading opposition party, but it also fortified its hold in Western Cape Province, where it handily won Cape Town and added several other municipalities to its control.

The more control Samsung has over the OS running on its devices, the greater its take of revenue resulting from software and media use, and the better it can solidify its position at the top of the global smartphone market.

It hopes to solidify its position with its target market, 18- to 24-year-olds, with a campaign that includes a heavy dose of youth marketing strategies from social media sites like Pinterest and Facebook, as well as mobile applications.

The deal -- which is subject to approval by shareholders, the Pentagon and the Justice Department -- would not only give General Dynamics control over the manufacture and maintenance of all nuclear-powered military ships, analysts said, but it would also solidify its position in the construction of Navy destroyers, support ships and commercial oil tankers.

This is the latest in a series of partnerships PayPal has announced in recent months, as it works to solidify its position against threats like Apple Pay and even U.S. banks' own Venmo-like service, Zelle.

As the music streaming market continues to heat up, Spotify has released new user numbers today that solidify its position at the front of the pack: it has now passed 40 million active users, with 10 million of them paying subscribers across the 56 markets where it now offers music services.