Word: foothold
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...antilymphocyte globulin was the choice in the 1960s. In the '80s, cyclosporine proved even more effective. It was assumed that these drugs worked simply by disarming the body's built-in commandos--the human leukocyte antigens (HLAS) and T cells--long enough for the invading organs to gain a foothold...
...moment, the good guys are still underarmed and outnumbered. In many parts of the world, there is no public-health infrastructure to keep track of mysterious symptoms and tie them together. That lack allowed an illness like AIDS to arise in rural Africa and achieve a firm foothold before anyone realized what had happened. Basic public-health measures like vaccinations and sanitation are inadequate in many areas, with the result, for example, that diphtheria in Russia and cholera in Latin America have bounced back...
According to Gifford, many fast food places are eager to gain a foothold in Harvard Square...
...response to the question of the attempts of BCC groups to gain a foothold on campus, Lewis again drew a distinction between PBHA and other such groups...
What this meant was that Harvard never had consistency. With all the injuries (along with Olson, junior co-captain Dave Cho missed most of the year with arm troubles) and lineup switches, the Crimson was never able to get a firm foothold on the makeup of the team. It was almost like the team had to mentally begin the season every couple of weeks...