Synonym: beachhead, bridgehead, footing. Similar words: smooth out, potholed, smooth over, foot, afoot, on foot, footage, footman. Meaning: n. 1. an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies 2. a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing 3. an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments.
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31. It was proof that men had established another foothold on the Moon.
32. I still have a foothold in Baldersdale, which is not widely known.
33. The horse moved on to unsound ground, feeling the danger and scrabbling for a foothold.
34. A layer of polymers could prevent the damaging micro-organisms from getting a foothold.
35. This major multi-million dollar project has allowed ESP to establish a foothold in the Middle East.
36. These opportunistic diseases would not otherwise gain a foothold in the body.
37. In the confusion, many crabs lose their foothold, tumble into the water and are swept away.
38. The rock above me was too steep for any animal to find foothold on.
39. But Yusuf could no longer allow the continuance of El Cid's foothold in the east.
40. Western novels about women had a more difficult time finding a foothold.
41. He picked his way down, handhold and foothold, until I could reach up and take him by the knees.
42. Keeping hydrated improves the body's ability to trap and neutralize those microbes before they can gain a foothold.
43. At last she was through, with a narrow foothold on the side of the boat.
44. Already her knitwear had gained a small foothold on the Continent.
45. If so, the new marrow may not get a chance to establish a firm foothold in his body.
46. They do not want feather - bedding, they want a foothold.
47. In short, in order to make full development, and have a foothold in the world, Chinese water color painting should not only enhance the connotation of its language, but expand its denotative content.
48. It isn't easy to get a foothold as an anchorman.
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49. There is no doubt this would have given the company a significant foothold in the USA and was probably part of the reason that Boeing underbid EADS on the KC-X contract.
50. The legal system content is a basic symbol of the legal system program on television distinguished from other programs, is the starting point and the foothold of the legal system program.
51. China is tipped to become one of the world's biggest wine producers over the next 50 years and European wine estates are keen to get a foothold in the latest new-world wine trend.
52. A working team is the most fundamental organizing unit in enterprise producing and managing activities; accordingly, the foothold of enterprise object cost management is team cost management.
53. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold.
54. Faber looked up and down for a ledge, or even a foothold. There was none.
55. If our calculations are confirmed, Mons Malapert would offer great advantages for establishing a permanent foothold on the Moon.
56. Hence, what we should pay close attention to is whether and how trust pattern works properly for the enterprise annuity fund—which is the starting point and the foothold of the thesis as well.
57. The only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar.
58. She saw this power gain a foothold at the beginning of the 21 st Century.
59. Look at the foothold, and then place the foot quietly and precisely on the hold, with no thunking or clunking.
60. Mathematical knowledge was certain and offered a secure foothold in a morass.
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