American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
His father gave him a toehold in the oil business. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Republicans a long-term toehold in a region that has trended away from them for the last decade. From Wordnik.com. [Hotline On Call] Reference
"Our toehold, which is robust and impressive, is slipping," Romer said. From Wordnik.com. [Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal] Reference
One area where exclusive distribution deals have already gained more than a toehold is the music industry. From Wordnik.com. [New Rules Project - Designing Rules As If Community Matters] Reference
Establish that kind of toehold, you'll likely be able to say more and more as time goes on. From Wordnik.com. [Marc Hershon: Nine Ways to Get Noticed (Without Compromising Yourself)] Reference
What kind of toehold do the Taliban have, not just in these tribal regions, but fundamentally across the country?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2009] Reference
"toehold" on the land which under ordinary circumstances they would have owned. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
•Start with a "toehold" Jim Cronin, CFE Seattle Insurance and Legal Investigations 14. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Where we've got a toehold in building a new nation state. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2002] Reference
It is the place in which hatred can actually get a toehold. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2007] Reference
That's why al Qaeda was able to, at first, get its toehold. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2007] Reference
Already, the Zestar and SweeTango have a toehold in New York. From Wordnik.com. [The New Apples of Farmers' Eyes] Reference
Who do we -- do we have any idea how this really took a toehold?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2007] Reference
So we don't really have a toehold even to begin the reconstruction. From Wordnik.com. [President Remarks In Briefing On Flood Damage In Nd] Reference
The chain link in the gate would have given him an excellent toehold. From Wordnik.com. [Fatal Care]
I have Tear and Cairhien behind me, after a fashion, and a toehold here. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of Chaos]
Even bridge is finding a toehold among those who still have all their teeth. From Wordnik.com. [Young Fogies] Reference
Is there optimism at the Pentagon now that they have even a toehold on that?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 1, 2007] Reference
MOOS: It may take some practice for women to get a toehold on the toe thong. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Toeless Pantyhose Allow Women to Cover Up and Be Bare at Same Time - April 6, 2000] Reference
Eighteen months later, Via is gaining a toehold in the country's wine market. From Wordnik.com. [How To Start A Wine Business In China] Reference
They're convened at this point that Turkey may have a toehold within Kurdistan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2003] Reference
The Taliban began to rule here getting a new toehold to expand their operations. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 7, 2009] Reference
This would provide the Soviet Union a permanent toehold in Europe without troops. From Wordnik.com. [Germany: Unanswered Questions] Reference
And it is, as we just pointed out, kind of the first toehold inside this red zone. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2003] Reference
For India, this appears to have worked out well, keeping a toehold in both party camps. From Wordnik.com. [Confirmed: Adobe To Cut 9 Percent Of Workforce] Reference
Some alien plants and animals need little more than a toehold to lay siege to a new land. From Wordnik.com. [Attack Of the Aliens] Reference
U.S. troops cling to an uneasy toehold in the governor's office in the center of the city. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 16, 2003] Reference
The rest of us: Thanks to our recent election, we've got a toehold into a better democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Hackel: Now What?] Reference
In those days fascism had a toehold in the U.S., partly because it was virulently anti-communist. From Wordnik.com. [Saul Friedman: I'm Old Enough to Remember When the Epithet Fascist Had Meaning?] Reference
Except rationally, if she could for a moment grab a toehold on that elusive state, it was impossible. From Wordnik.com. [Hammered then hungover] Reference
He searched the rear hull, looking for some break in the polished metal that might serve as a toehold. From Wordnik.com. [Gold in the Sky] Reference
That can give the disease a toehold and a chance to spread, even in areas with greater vaccination rates. From Wordnik.com. [California faces worst whooping cough epidemic in 50 years] Reference
And if the Taliban did get a toehold here in Afghanistan again, they probably won't be running the country. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2009] Reference
For the Palestinians, the proposal confirmed their worst suspicions: that the Israelis wanted a toehold on the Haram. From Wordnik.com. [Walking Off A Cliff] Reference
Its stake in SDCO seems calculated more as a strategic move to give it a toehold in Am erica than as a way to make a profit. From Wordnik.com. [The More Expensive Steel Caucus] Reference
Let's take a look at the latest tape that we've just gotten in from this Harir airfield, this toehold for the 173rd Airborne. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2003] Reference
So both sides are really making sure that in the next election and then of course beyond they have a toehold with this group of voters. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2007] Reference
Banpu got a toehold in Chinese mining -- unlikely for a foreign outfit today -- when it acquired 19% of Asian American Coal Inc. in 2003. From Wordnik.com. [Miner on The Move] Reference
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