11.   Recent data have suggested that the beleaguered factory sector has found firmer footing after more than a year of decline.

12.   That suggests the corporate bond market is on firmer footing after a three-week slump.

13.   They have had to ride buses to nearby high schools to find firmer footing than their rain-pelted practice field offers.

14.   This puts the anti-gay movement on firmer footing for now but, as we will see, it comes at a price.

15.   McCain and Forbes will try to take advantage of the firmer footing.

16.   The nomination would seem to put UNCTAD on a firmer footing.

17.   Those who prefer firmer footing will be able to watch curling tournaments, speed skating, ice hockey games and figure skating.

18.   Benning also said interest-rate sensitive banking stocks appeared to have found firmer footing after coming under pressure earlier in the week.

19.   But European markets managed to buck the weaker tone, raising hopes among equity investors that Wall Street might find a firmer footing when trading began.

20.   European share prices rebounded again in early trading on Tuesday after Wall Street had closed on a firmer footing, though gains were capped by profit alerts.