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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And then as as soon as they get a foothold inside the inner circle, you soon realize they don't really understand your idea in the first place, they just want to be on the winning team.

当他们在这个团队中站稳脚跟后，你会发现他们根本就不明白你最初的想法。他们只是想站在能获胜的一方。

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London has become one of the dearest cities in the world, and the young and the middle classes working outside financial services find it ever harder to get a foothold.

伦敦也成了世界上生活最昂贵的城市之一，在非金融服务领域工作的年轻人和中产阶级越来越感到难以在这个城市立足。

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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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"At the start of 2008, first-time buyers are finding it even harder to get a foothold on the housing ladder and the signs are that conditions are unlikely to get better in the short term, " said Rics senior economist David Stubbs.

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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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