Many people tried to get a foothold but didn't make it.

许多人试图找到一个立足之地，但都没有成功。

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It isn't easy to get a foothold as an anchorman.

一个电视节目主持人要站住脚可不容易。

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It is not easy to get a foothold as an anchorman.

一个电视节目主持人要站住脚可不容易。

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West Africa's mangrove forests absorb thousands of tons of carbon dioxide, and could be a way for the region to get a foothold in the $136-billion carbon world market.

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Once the molds get a foothold, poor storage conditions also promote their post-harvest growth on grain.

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' He's trying to get a foothold in promising places like Eastern Europe, India and South America.

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Many of the state-backed attacks used phishing campaigns to try to get a foothold in a target company.

BBC: State-backed data spies hunt industrial secrets