11.   But he thinks the best hope for a firmer financial footing lies in increasing corporate giving and expanding the ranks of individual donors.

12.   But many criticized him for his inability to put the company on a sound financial footing.

13.   But racing success did not put Aston Martin on a sound financial footing.

14.   By picking such low-hanging fruit, the company can move quickly toward firm financial footing while it expands and fine-tunes its technology.

15.   Clinton advocates reserving any budget surplus until the retirement system is put on firm financial footing while Republicans propose a partial privatization of the plan.

16.   Corporate Software was widely believed to be on shaky financial footing at the time it went private.

17.   Despite its negative client cash flow, United Asset is on secure financial footing.

18.   Families bought the certificates at face value and raised enough money to put the school on a sound financial footing.

19.   Gains like that, compounded over time, would put Social Security on much firmer financial footing.

20.   He cleaned it up and got it back on a solid financial footing.