foothold
സാഹചര്യമായിരുന്നു
definition
noun
Twice she had to stop to rest, her arms trembling with the strain, locking her feet into semi-secure footholds and leaning into the rock.
a place where a person's foot can be lodged to support them securely, especially while climbing.
example
Regaining a 'foothold' in international psychology was a hard-won achievement, to be sure.
You are bracing to maintain your 'foothold' on your fitness center enrollment.
In the days following the D-Day landings, Allied troops carved a tenuous 'foothold' on the coast of Normandy.
Yet even as I stood observing him, that tenuous 'foothold' gave way and he slid backwards.
More encouragingly, having weathered the storm, the Minstermen set about establishing a 'foothold' in the game.
Samsung's experience in handsets will doubtless help it gain a 'foothold' in these markets.
Regency Gates and Railings has now established a firm 'foothold' in the commercial and domestic exterior homes market.
This cannibal killer has already secured a 'foothold' in the South East - and scientists believe it could spread quickly.
Deutsche Bank has been trying without success to get a firm 'foothold' in the market.
MCI is attempting to regain its financial 'foothold' after emerging from bankruptcy in April.
the company is attempting to gain a 'foothold' in the Russian market
Still, Sweeney feels confident that the changes under way in Boston are gaining a firm 'foothold' .
How likely is it for evil to regain a 'foothold' anywhere?
Cable firms took full advantage of BT's slow start and established a strong 'foothold' .
the company has gained a 'foothold' in the market
Carishia placed one foot upon the 'foothold' and threw her other leg over Windom.
Analysts say Golkar boasts the most qualified candidates and has a strong 'foothold' throughout Indonesia.
Respect has now got a strong 'foothold' in east London, where the labour movement started off.
There's nothing immediate here for people struggling to get a 'foothold' on the property ladder.
I bend under contorted branches and let myself down by dropping two or three feet to the next 'foothold' .
the company is attempting to gain a 'foothold' in the Russian market
Something has crossed our lives so that we are about to lose 'foothold' in the public world of common sense.
But it's found a 'foothold' in the industry already.
And it's given them a 'foothold' in the game, after 15 minutes in which they were run ragged.
Twice she had to stop to rest, her arms trembling with the strain, locking her feet into semi-secure 'footholds' and leaning into the rock.
They conveniently happened to be in the best places for 'footholds' and handholds.
Handholds became 'footholds' , although the deeper and more sound you made them, the more exhausted you became.
Going down had been easy, but with no handholds or 'footholds' , coming up was proving to be much harder than I'd expected.
The path plunged downhill at a near-sheer angle, with few hand or 'footholds' , but a free-swinging knotted rope to hang on to.
A couple of times her 'footholds' cracked and she plunged a few heart-stopping feet, but luckily she grabbed another hold.
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