footing
ਜੰਗੀ
definition
verb
Contrary to international law, it will be the world that foots the bill, estimated at $50-60 million.
pay (the bill) for something, especially when the bill is considered large or unreasonable.
the rider was left to foot it ten or twelve miles back to camp
cover a distance, especially a long one, on foot.
noun
he suddenly lost his footing
a secure grip with one's feet.
attempts to establish the store on a firm financial footing
the basis on which something is established or operates.
example
It seems strange to expect the elderly, who have contributed to the education of the young all their working lives, to continue to do so on an equal 'footing' with everyone else.
He lost his 'footing' and fell to the ground writhing in pain.
Earlier, she did not raise any issues before the GP, but now she finds that she can participate on an equal 'footing' with men.
Off balance, he rolled to the ground and regained his 'footing' .
By then, all customer and geographic restrictions for foreign banks in China will be removed, putting them on an equal 'footing' with Chinese banks.
The society is therefore urging the government to place animal welfare on an equal 'footing' with public safety by sanctioning their recommendations.
Check the depth of the step with your foot to confirm your 'footing' for balance on the stairs.
he suddenly lost his 'footing'
Andy has put his life back on a secure 'footing' since being found guilty of espionage by a Greek court, last month.
Nor is it multi-polar, because it does not include any great power that stands on an equal 'footing' with the United States.
All we ever wanted was a fair deal and to compete on an equal 'footing' with our European competitors.
Spinning the young boy lunged at the mast pole, stifling a cry as he felt his feet lose 'footing' as he was dangling over the dark gaping ocean.
Putting gay couples on equal 'footing' with straight ones would, it seems to me, mostly just increase the competition for the small supply of adoptable babies.
This work is vital to demonstrate the potential impact of preventing ill health and put it on an equal 'footing' with clinical interventions, which are routinely subject to economic evaluation.
This goes a huge way towards putting the project on a firm financial 'footing' (no pun intended) and turning it into a reality.
Financial 'footing' is very solid, as indicated by the annual report.
But he was so obviously uncomfortable being there, so uncertain in his intellectual 'footing' that his uneasiness just boiled through.
It was true for the abolition movement, the efforts to put women on an equal legal 'footing' with men, guaranteeing religious liberties, and so many more.
Foreigners will be able to compete in Chinese industries, from banking to delivery services to retail, on an equal 'footing' with domestic companies.
Think about it, with a new multi-storey car park about to begin and the street being covered it would be on an equal 'footing' with other parts of the town.
They were playing away when a holiday maker lost her 'footing' on the rough ground, tripped and fell, taking out the whole band.
Losing my 'footing' , my frame of reference changes as the ground comes up to meet me; my mind struggles to understand what is happening.
Formed by Dougall in 1989, the company gives musicians with disabilities the chance to operate on an equal 'footing' to those without.
Suddenly, as the young woman nears the summit of the tent, her foot slips, and she struggles, desperately, to secure her 'footing' .
attempts to establish the store on a firm financial 'footing'
They argued it was necessary to put it on an equal 'footing' with major European languages, to reflect Irish identity and culture.
Until this week, they were confident a deal could be done and a new CVA could be drawn-up which would put the club on a secure 'footing' again.
the suppliers are on an equal 'footing' with the buyers
Rationalists see skepticism as something which must be refuted on every count in order to establish a sure 'footing' for absolutely certain knowledge.
Now the right to down a pint has been placed on an equal 'footing' with human rights such as freedom of expression by a Scottish council.
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