1.   This will give a firm footing and will stand up to the constant flow of traffic.

2.   Ambiguity and confusion battled with romantic cynicism in a character who was trying to find firm footing in the land of literal and metaphorical earthquakes.

3.   And after a lobbying effort, the Orlando museum is expected to get a substantial increase in government funding, putting it back on a firm footing.

4.   - In his speech Thursday night, President Bush put his administration and the nation on a firm footing for the war against terrorism.

5.   After a fitful start, the online travel marketplace is finding firm footing as people become adept at using the Internet and as personal computers achieve greater household penetration.

6.   But, Israel now has its own firm footing as a high technology center.

7.   By midsummer, the burly Bermuda high has established firm footing over the eastern Atlantic.

8.   By targeting the regulations toward retail outlets near schools, Harshbarger believes he is on more firm legal footing than if the rules were extended to all outlets.

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

10.   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.