6 sentences with 'foothold'
Example sentences and phrases with the word foothold and other words derived from it.
• « In general, Britain was more friendly to France than to Germany, but had not established a formal alliance with any other power. It was, however, the traditional ally and protector of Belgium, which British politicians regarded as a kind of foothold on the continent. »
• « Although its religious policy was based on Wahhabism, the most puritanical and rigid interpretation of Islam in the Sunni world, Saudi Arabia was welcomed by US policymakers as another useful foothold in the oil-rich region. »
• « In the 16th century, the Reformation shook the Roman Catholic Church in Finland, but the Orthodox Church retained a firm foothold in Karelia. The Valamo monastery, located on an island in Lake Ladoga, became its most important centre. The Konevitsa monastery was also established there. »
• « In 1816, the viceroyalty of Peru remained unshaken in its loyalty to the Spanish monarch, and troops from there had managed to gain a foothold in Upper Peru and dominate Chile. »
• « With the defeat of the Unitarians in Buenos Aires, the Federals gained a foothold in the littoral region. Meanwhile, General Paz consolidated his hold on the centre of the country. »
• « With his support, Portuguese sailors successfully navigated a route to East Africa, establishing a foothold there that became the basis of their nation's trading empire in the 15th and 16th centuries. »