(n.) A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.
Example Sentences:
(1) A lfred Ekpenyong knows first hand how tough it can be to find a secure foothold in mainstream society after leaving prison.
(2) If you get a foothold even slightly wrong, it makes the next move feel even harder."
(3) The effects of illegal downloading hit the country particularly early and hard, while legal downloading never got a chance to establish a foothold.
(4) The merger with Pepkor has given the group a foothold in 30 countries with 6,500 stores.
(5) But in 2014, while the presence of probably the greatest player of the 20th century was undoubtedly a unique selling point for the conference, the life of the game in the US has reached a point where the constituency of writers, artists, academics, and students in attendance would doubtless have assembled anyway, as the game gains an increasing foothold in the country.
(6) President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law across the entire southern region of Mindanao in response to the crisis, which he described as the start of a major campaign by IS to establish a foothold in the Philippines.
(7) He seems to hanker after footholds – a dabble with Scientology has come to an end, and it seems fair to say that the experience has contributed to what he calls his "wounded position".
(8) Yet for the Cosmos, looking to gain their own foothold in a crowded New York sports market about to get even more crowded as New York FC commence play in 2015, and with existing MLS team New York Red Bulls having topped their own regular season standings last year, the association with Pelé is still vital.
(9) They changed their tactics a bit – stretching the pitch quicker and playing into the top third quicker – and we just didn’t quite deal with it early enough to get a foothold in the game.
(10) In a sign of the toughness of the market, US giant Best Buy pulled out of the UK last year after struggling to gain a foothold.
(11) If you think five years ahead about what the most valuable games companies will look like, they’ll need to have a strong foothold not only in the Western markets, but in one or two of the big Asian markets: Japan, Korea and China,” said Paananen.
(12) By guaranteeing a bigger foothold for low-cost carriers at key US airports, this settlement ensures airline passengers will see more competition on non-stop and connecting routes throughout the country," said attorney general Eric Holder.
(13) Signs in the last few minutes that Barca are getting a foothold in this game, though they'll surely need something before half time if their dreams aren't to feel totally futile.
(14) The Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, made a more successful visit during the floods, donning waders to reach stranded residents, and his party is beginning to get a foothold in Somerset.
(15) But the suggestion that Russian hackers may gained at least a foothold in electronic voting systems is likely to add even more pressure to special counsel and congressional investigations.
(16) With Beijing hoping to further cement its foothold in a country viewed as offering the easiest entrance to Europe commercially, Chinese officials are eager to replicate Cosco's business model elsewhere.
(17) 10.55am: Meanwhile, this from Gary Ford: "Lest anyone think that soccer may finally be gaining a foothold in the States, immediately after the US game ESPN's 'Sportscenter' opened with the breaking news that ... a former linebacker who hasn't played for 17 years has been indicted for rape."
(18) At the time, I don't think anyone could have imagined that the BNP would gain a foothold in British politics.
(19) Madrid kept their cool in the face of the storm and, gradually, they chiselled out a foothold.
(20) As young Spanish nurses struggle to gain a foothold in the country’s job market, dozens of recruitment fairs have sprung up to bridge the gap between unemployed healthcare workers in Spain, and the UK, where qualified nurses are in high demand.
Purchase
Definition:
(v. t.) To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
(v. t.) To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house.
(v. t.) To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.
(v. t.) To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
(v. t.) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.
(v. t.) To buy for a price.
(v. t.) To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon.
(v. i.) To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.
(v. i.) To acquire wealth or property.
(v. t.) The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything.
(v. t.) The act of seeking and acquiring property.
(v. t.) The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
(v. t.) That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
(v. t.) That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
(v. t.) Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained.
(v. t.) Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
Example Sentences:
(1) Britain had been negotiating with the Saudis over the purchase from British Aerospace of dozens of Hawk and Tornado fighter aircraft.
(2) The Sports Network broadcasts live NHL, Nascar, golf and horse racing – having also recently purchased the rights for Formula One – and will show 154 of the 196 games that NBC will cover.
(3) This study sought to determine if and why barriers to the over-the-counter purchase of syringes in the St. Louis metropolitan area might exist, given that no ordinance prohibits such a sale there.
(4) The government’s increase in the discount offered to tenants has prompted a massive increase in purchases of local authority accommodation.
(5) Following baseline, training consisted of teaching students to use a number line to make purchases.
(6) In the first experiment, mongrel and ddS mice produced under an unsatisfactory control of proximate environment were purchased, and acute toxicity tests of thiamine hydrochloride (B1HCl) and isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INAH) were practiced at two different conditioned rooms.
(7) Our fundamental market is 75% done,” he said last weekend, “and when we sign one midfield player that crucial work will be done.” The manager did not rule out further purchases, though.
(8) After a brief review of the range of monitoring accessories, the author considers the problem of their hospital standardization (various needs of the different hospital units, diversity of the monitors, existence of central purchasing departments, pressure from the treasurer's office).
(9) As well as stocking second-hand items for purchase, charity shops such as Oxfam have launched Christmas gifts to provide specific help for poor communities abroad.
(10) Like many young Chinese, Hua often made purchases on Taobao, the country’s equivalent of eBay.
(11) Howard Archer of consultancy IHS Global Insight said: "Given the dominant role of the services sector in the economy, the steady growth in May reported by the purchasing managers is welcome news and supports hopes that it can avoid further contraction in the second quarter."
(12) The CML said the value of lending for house purchases was up by 8% year on year in May, at £9.4bn, while the number of loans grew by 5% to 53,800.
(13) Tesco uniforms can be bought through the supermarket's Clubcard Boost scheme, where £5 in Clubcard vouchers equals a £10 spend on clothing, while Asda is offering free delivery on uniform purchases of over £25.
(14) It's possible to go out and about, and not talk to anybody apart from the person you purchase goods from."
(15) The company is also making its VR games collection free to all purchasers of its headset.
(16) The FSA last month published a report by Professor Gerard Hastings which concluded that advertising to children does have an effect on their food preferences, purchasing behaviour and consumption, and that these effects occur not just at brand level, but also for different types of food.
(17) That would mark a controversial break from its existing policy, whereby the ECB offsets bond purchases by draining liquidity from the system in separate operations.
(18) The news website is run by journalist Carmen Aristegui, who in 2014 reported that Peña Nieto’s wife was purchasing a house with financing from a government contractor .
(19) For example, if we purchase new examination equipment without any consideration or if we decide what type of equipment to introduce according to the common advice of the purchase committee of the hospital or the medical school, then we cannot design an ideal system of laboratory examinations and are forced to invest a large sum of money in vain.
(20) The euro clawed back some losses after the European Central Bank said it would absorb €16.5bn from the money markets to compensate for bond purchases up to 14 May, and Greece said it would receive the first tranche of emergency loans tomorrow.