As the idea took firm root I added a horn like that of the rhinoceros at the water line.

It is in the editing world that digital technology has taken the firmest root.

But the idea of preserving land from all development and exploitation took firm root.

They have firm roots in both the worlds of work and home.

He let those images take firm root in her mind.

That swing carried him to the firm roots of a tree farther on in the swamp.

After the First World war, the rural local bodies took firm roots.

Tom set his feet on two firm roots and checked his balance.

Since the election, the 66-year-old senator has been putting down firmer roots.

Upon the father's death, the family moved to England, where they never quite struck firm roots.