Sentence examples for some foothold from inspiring English sources

The inclusion of the least obviously political poets is illuminating, as even the most hermetic work finds some foothold in the public disaster — the broadcast is loud and clear.

"At first they were very tied up in racing, because it was the world I knew," says Dick. "Then I started to look a bit more widely, although most of my books have some foothold in the racing world".

The initiative to create the nation of Peconica already has some footholds.

The Americans sprinted out to a dominant 13-4 start, but the capable Dominicans found some footholds as the set wore on.

We conclude that clinical research in Finland has been strongly active, but is apparently losing some footholds.

Habermas has also attempted to give discourse ethics some empirical foothold by looking to moral psychology and social anthropology (1990a, 116 94).

But the Republican base has been in an uproar about Obama's "usurpation" and the immigrants themselves gaining some legal foothold.

If we wish to immerse in the current moment, we need some sort of mental foothold, some anchor to the here and now.

"I thought I might lose some of my foothold in the business," he said.

There has to be a "domestic foothold", some link with individuals for whom the UK is responsible.

Though the recession is particularly hard for new restaurants seeking to gain a foothold, some established places confronting challenging times have also tried a change of identity.