Davies says that rugby league should have used Wales' success in the 1995 World Cup, where they reached the semi-finals, to gain a firm foothold in the Principality.

BBC: Jonathan Davies

In a bid to acquire a foothold in low-cost generics, the Japanese firm paid 737 rupees a share last June, forking out a premium of 31% to the company's stock price at the time. (See Daiichi Sankyo Decides Generics Are Healthy Biz).

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UPS, and have struggled in vain to gain a foothold in Mr Smith's firm.

ECONOMIST: Face value

Walters Power International, the ex-official's firm, had been trying for years to gain a foothold in Pakistani power generation.

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