Word: foothold
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nevertheless, Gadaffi seems determined to maintain his foothold in Chad, where his forces have been steadily encroaching for nearly a decade. Since 1973 Libyan troops have occupied the Aozou strip, a uranium-and manganese-rich area astride the Chad-Libyan border. On Libyan maps, the zone is known as Southern Libya. It was Tripoli's annexation of the strip that led to the original split between Habré and Oueddei, both northern Muslims who had been allied against the southern Christian government headed by General Félix Malloum. Habré, who had previously received arms from Gadaffi, resisted...
...papers were feisty and profitable, brimming with grisly crime stories and pictures of scantily clad women. But Rupert Murdoch, 49, was never content to be lord of the tabloids. He gained a foothold in New York with the racy Post, then reached for a more literate audience with New York magazine and the Village Voice. Now the Australian publisher has reached an agreement to purchase one of the world's most staid and revered publications, the Times of London...
...regime. On a visit to Moscow last week, he signed a 20-year Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev similar to the one that Moscow has with Iraq. The Kremlin has long sought such a treaty with Syria as a way of gaining a new foothold, and perhaps a reliable ally, in the Middle East...
...used as mobile scaffolds in the construction industry. The firm opened in 1973, but it did not export at all until 18 months ago. Now 50% of Keedon's output is sold abroad, and the company has distributors in 33 nations. Company Vice President Bob Ryland gained a foothold in the Australian market by the disarmingly straightforward method of writing letters to 50 building-supply firms listed in the Sydney Yellow Pages. He received replies from 40 of them. Says he: "Many small businesses are unaware of the opportunities abroad. A machine like ours would cost four times...
...present as much of a threat to the Argentinian government. While The Herald is unable to convey news of violence and chaos to its native population, it can record the anarchy of terror ripping the South American nation. He occupies a tenuous position of privilege, but has a foothold nevertheless, and Cox and his staff feel they must take advantage of this opportunity to report...