Sentence examples for to inroads from from inspiring English sources

And recall that not long ago the premium selling prices of prestigious retailers were immune to inroads from e-tailing.

Gradually, Mayan-speakers began to make inroads from the east and, from about 200 AD, Chiapas was divided roughly equally between the Zoques in the western half and Maya in the eastern half; this distribution continued up to the time of the Spanish conquest.

Mr. Schweitzer, who narrowly won his first term in 2004, has become a spokesman for the Western Democrats who have made inroads from Wyoming to Colorado.

First, America attempted to use barriers to keep out Mexican products that began to make inroads in our markets -- from tomatoes to avocados to trucks to brooms.

Of course if there were any major injuries, an athlete who did not qualify for the initial eight could easily step in as a replacement fighter, and the promotional inroads from the first round would easily draw enough attention to the semifinals to attract another strong pay per view audience.

In the late 19th century French colonizers making inroads from the coastal region into the interior borrowed the name of the defeated Dahomey kingdom for the entire territory that is now Benin; the current name derives from the Bight of Benin.

Another contradiction is that the bar for expected ratings goes up for current affairs and serious documentaries while the share of viewing slips because of inroads from digital channels.

The British energy sector has also seen major inroads from state-owned foreign groups, with Électricité de France (EDF) buying up nuclear operator British Energy as well as local UK electricity supply groups.

But both Apple and Samsung have begun to make inroads there, winning approval from the US and UK governments for their handsets to be used in low-level security work.

PAGE A17 NEW YORK LEGISLATURE -- Democratic State Senate leaders hope to make inroads toward wresting control from Republicans.

Facebook has failed to make inroads for years, kept from 668 million new users by China's monolithic censorship and restrictions on internet freedom.