Word: footholds
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...THIS BOOK that leaves no foothold for the reader, there does remain something outside and parallel to the story--the author's native country, Brazil. The repressive police, poverty, unemployment and brutally manipulative government are not merely the imaginative creations of Ivan Angelo...
...moving troops across the broad waterway, the Iranians were able to seize Fao, a deserted oil port badly damaged early in the war, and Umm al Rassas, an island about 40 miles from Basra. Iraq conceded that Iranian forces had established "a shaky foothold" in its territory but warned that the venture "faced a gloomy fate." At week's end the ultimate success of the Iranian assault was uncertain. But it was clear that whatever the outcome, the price would be high. Thus far the battle has claimed thousands of casualties on both sides...
Syria's hostility toward Tawheed is rooted partly in the group's close ties to Yasser Arafat's P.L.O., which Syrian President Hafez Assad is determined to prevent from gaining a new foothold in Lebanon. In addition, in its bid to pacify Lebanon and strengthen President Amin Gemayel's authority, Syria wants to reduce the power of religion-based militias like Tawheed...
...cooking for them. Food service is traditionally an entry-level job, requiring few skills and almost no English. Starting as dishwashers, busboys and street food vendors, newcomers gradually manage to save enough money to open simple restaurants. Featuring dishes that are novel and generally inexpensive, immigrants get a foothold that can lead to the sort of success enjoyed by Rocky Aoki, the Japanese tycoon behind the Benihana restaurant chain and frozen-food company...
...newest wave raises many questions: How many immigrants can the country absorb and at what rate? How much unskilled labor does a high-tech society need? Do illegals drain the economy or enrich it? Do newcomers gain their foothold at the expense of the poor and the black? Is it either possible or desirable to assimilate large numbers of immigrants from different races, languages and cultures? Will the advantages of diversity be outweighed by the dangers of separatism and conflict...