gain a foothold

Domestic products are just beginning to gain a foothold --for now, they are unable to compete in volume or price with imported brands.

The sale was a blow to Eon, which had hoped to gain a foothold in the fast-growing Brazilian market, where EDP has extensive operations.

An acquisition is often the quickest (and sometimes the only) way to gain a foothold in a country.

Since then it has been trying to gain a foothold in growing markets overseas.

They were informed that England intended and was about to gain a foothold on Greek territory.

Others are also trying to gain a foothold too.

As a result there was always the risk of a competitor moving in to gain a foothold in this leading luxury brand.

The independents were never able to gain a foothold in crucial markets like New York and Chicago.

Integrity, is a citizen of a basic norms of morality is the soul of a nation to survive, is the cornerstone of a citizen to gain a foothold.

Mr Goldman points to Attorney. org as an example of the crop of new sites that are using low-cost content to gain a foothold.

Sure, things here on Earth have been pretty stable over the past few millennia, allowing human civilization to gain a foothold.

Sergey Brin, a Google founder, takes issue with people who say Google has failed to gain a foothold in social networking.

She saw this power gain a foothold at the beginning of the 21st Century .

Some Islamic scholars fear that a more open attitude could also make it easier for radical Islamists to gain a foothold in France.

Despite the obvious commercial opportunities, western web companies have struggled to gain a foothold in the market above domestic sites.

Major hotel operators have been clamoring to gain a foothold in this market, which can command a higher room rate.

to gain a foothold in america , he wants communion to be present at the electronica trade fair , due to be held in new york later this year.

Export restriction will raise prices briefly but hold up an umbrella under which foreign competitors can gain a foothold.

Since the virus can't gain a foothold on cells that lack CCR5, people who have the mutation have natural protection.

This makes it very difficult for farmers in developing nations to gain a foothold in world markets.

That western companies are falling over each other to gain a foothold in Asia is not surprising.

European firms have also been quicker to gain a foothold in these markets.

Most Libyans scoff at the notion that al-Qaeda may gain a foothold.

They will need to tout their scale, production prowess and slim margins to gain a foothold.

Napa producers have worked to gain a foothold in China in recent years, but it can be a daunting market to enter.

Microsoft's Internet business has struggled to gain a foothold in China.