Foothold
A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.
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Foothold Quotations
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Thomas Jefferson
We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.
George W. Bush
I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny foothold, and then the rest will take care of itself.
Branford Marsalis
And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups and respond to any degradation of Iraqi security or stability.
Rick Larsen
Now is the time for us to strike. We must strengthen our foothold in Asia, to ensure no nation overtakes us.
Lawrence Summers
We entered Gettysburg in the afternoon, just in time to meet the enemy entering the town, and in good season to drive him back before his getting a foothold.
John Buford
Scientific theory is a contrived foothold in the chaos of living phenomena.
Wilhelm Reich
Foothold Translations
foothold in French is stop
foothold in German is fester Stand, Halt
foothold in Hungarian is talpalatnyi hely
foothold in Italian is alt
foothold in Norwegian is fotfeste
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