The telegraph system was huge, and well-entrenched.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hacker Crackdown]

Madagascar's opposition parties, up against well-entrenched.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

It may well be that some of the well-entrenched views and practices have to change.    From Wordnik.com.  [NELSON MANDELA'S ADDRESS TO THE LAW SOCIETY OF THE TRANSVAAL] Reference

He is up against some well-entrenched special interests, including my own industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Obama Attacks Insurers] Reference

In 2006, she received 43% against a well-entrenched incumbent in a non-targeted race.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOP Primary Race Getting Dirty In Ohio Special Election] Reference

He is up against some well-entrenched special interests, including my own industry. '.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Obama Attacks Insurers] Reference

She's pissing off a lot of very powerful and well-entrenched and well-funded Republicans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sarah Palin Flummoxes Her Own Tele-Prompter] Reference

I'm sad to report that the microwave mentality seems well-entrenched in our future workforce.    From Wordnik.com.  [How A New Generation's Ethics Got Zapped] Reference

It is conceivable they were shedding a few layers of a well-entrenched apathy at each sitting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stephen Colbert Smokes Out Political Ickiness] Reference

I've talked to various people about it, and we know that these militias are well-entrenched there.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2008] Reference

They also remain well-entrenched at powerful think tanks, such as the American Enterprise Institute.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Neocons Strike Back] Reference

They are along the tree line there, according to the anti-Taliban forces, in well-entrenched positions.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 6, 2001] Reference

TweetPhoto's Series A: This startup had competitors in spades -- and popular, well-entrenched ones, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Web Startups: Tips For Raising Money] Reference

Why is it difficult to fashion the collective values of the society around these well-entrenched practices?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CONTENTS] Reference

THAT's so well-entrenched you're not going to get that changed (and on balance it's not a bad proposition).    From Wordnik.com.  [Election Central Sunday Roundup] Reference

The programs of the New Deal and Great Society — and the spending habits of Congress — were well-entrenched.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Triumph Of Optimism] Reference

As a result, she did not do well against a well-entrenched Democratic incumbent who had been in office since 1998.    From Wordnik.com.  [Linda Milazzo: President Obama: Meet Citizen Bob Who Answered Your Call!] Reference

Taking the long view, though, you can't ignore some well-entrenched reasons for concern about the dollar's position.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eric Schurenberg: What to Do About the Depressed Dollar] Reference

By definition, these Democrats haven't been in office long enough to be considered well-entrenched in their positions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fight for Control of House Pits Money vs. Momentum] Reference

As Microsoft pushes into new markets, it's finding that many are dominated by well-entrenched competitors-such as Intuit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Culture Club] Reference

Marines when he was sent to Okinawa in 1945 to help wrest the island from 135,000 well-armed and well-entrenched Japanese.    From Wordnik.com.  [World War II Memoirs] Reference

The "well-entrenched incumbent" is an utter moron, had a horrible approval rating and had sucked us into a war of election.    From Wordnik.com.  [Report: Kerry Endorsing Obama] Reference

Any real progress toward a more open and innovative economy will have to come at the expense of well-entrenched bureaucrats.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Meaning of Medvedev] Reference

But he also said al Qaeda does remain well-entrenched in some Baghdad neighborhoods, while sectarian killings surged last month.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2007] Reference

In 1994 we inherited a well-entrenched value system based on greed and personal accumulation of wealth at the expense of others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Returning to the roots of local activism] Reference

Sherwood was previously a well-entrenched incumbent, but his personal scandals could well cost the Republicans his seat. print share.    From Wordnik.com.  [PA-10] Reference

Then I've gotten myself two very well-entrenched allies; maybe not as powerful as Lord Lyon, but certainly respected by the Council.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elvenborn]

The whole effort is, in other words, one big, high-profile experiment in how to run for Congress against a well-entrenched incumbent.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Candidate From <i>Vibe</i>] Reference

It represents a plain unwillingness to allow hard truths to overcome well-entrenched policy views disguised as intelligence findings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iran's Axis of Nuclear Evil] Reference

Hillary Clinton is a well-entrenched DC power broker, criticized for pandering so widely she is unable to take a stand on almost anything.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary vs. Kucinich: the battle for the Democratic Party] Reference

By the time the Pakistani government realized that the Taliban threatened the integrity of the country, the militants were well-entrenched.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Feffer: Af-Pak Blowback] Reference