to get off the ground

Pete: well, so far none of his plans have managed to get off the ground.

Well, so far, none of his plans have managed to get off the ground .

He said the government's strategic plan to re - launch French wine on the world stage had struggled to get off the ground so far.

It took a while for the business to get off the ground, but it''s making a profit now.

It's a concept that's been around for decades but never really seems to get off the ground.

This would be at the expense of the market for seed capital, which means more businesses could struggle to get off the ground.

The bad news is the same: that BYD's plans to be a mass producer and exporter of electric cars has yet to get off the ground.

I will be happy to look at all bids, so this is a good opportunity for you to get off the ground by getting a rating, or adding to them.

Virgin has been slow to get off the ground: it has 3m credit card and saving customers but has delayed launching a full suite of products.

Thanks to the constantly falling cost of computing power, a start-up needs less money to get off the ground.

I can't wait for this to get off the ground. Orders will pour in and we'll make money hand over fist.

While renewables were struggling to get off the ground, the world's demand for energy would grow quickly.

They just need a little help securing the financing they need to get off the ground.

Gravity is the force that both planes and birds must overcome to get off the ground.

And many appointed projects fail to get off the ground.

eg. The aircraft hadn't enough power to get off the ground.

That is making it difficult for new funds to get off the ground in Asia.

It will take time and money to get the project to get off the ground.

Oasis will attempt to get off the ground again today, with departure scheduled for 1pm Hong Kong time.