However, many of them saw strategic and monetary advantages in gaining a foothold in Sicily. The peace churches have not gained a strong foothold on the peninsula. Neither gained a major foothold with the general public. That allowed the Allies to maintain and to build upon their marginal foothold in Normandy. Eventually he managed to return and establish a foothold in Scania. That trend failed to gain a foothold. The strategy was successful and later market arrivals were unable to gain a major foothold. Paronomasia has found a strong foothold in the media. Sverre had to return or risk losing his one secure foothold. Unable to gain a foothold in North Vietnam. The claws are used mainly to gain a firm foothold on uneven terrain. The Fordson had established a firm foothold on U.S. farms. The new entities would ensure a complete market foothold. Internet gained a foothold in India by 1998. But I felt we had a tremendous foothold in the U.S.