11.   They recruited Feely to put the company on firmer ground.

12.   With Mahler, he is on firmer ground.

13.   Woodside regained firmer ground with a pan-roasted pork tenderloin in a red-wine reduction flavored with oxtail.

14.   At the same time the merger was announced in March, the central bank implemented new regulatory measures to try to put the financial sector on firmer ground.

15.   Christopher, speaking in an interview on his last day in office, also said the United States had managed to put its relationship with Beijing on firmer ground.