"firm" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Further Allied landings took place between 18 and 23 April, but the Germans had already taken too firm a foothold, and the Norwegian government surrendered on 9 June 1940.
- The ceremony soon gained so firm a foothold in America that soon there was no progressive Jewish congregation in which it did not occur during Shavuot.
- All those steps are likely to eventually benefit American companies racing for a firmer foothold in the Mexican economy.
- Sewing has gained its firmest foothold among working women who learned to thread a bobbin as children.
- He dug his heels into the river bed, seeking a firmer foothold.
- Raymond Zimmerman, CEO was attracted to Wilson's stores to gain a firmer foothold in the Sunbelt states.
- Those callers, he said, felt that the Speaker's reaction trivialized the budget negotiating process, giving opponents of the Republican position an easy target for criticism and a firmer foothold in public opinion.
- That has raised American fears they can establish a firmer foothold in the strategically located country close to the vast oil fields of the Gulf and overlooking key shipping routes.
- In order for Europe to gain a firmer foothold in an increasingly globalised world, it needs, first and foremost, to press ahead with liberalising the markets.
- "La Fille du Regiment" takes her a few steps toward her next goal, which is a firmer foothold in the bel canto repertory.
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