Footholds

For the entire time they were exposed to the vacuum of space, the astronauts were held in place by the hand or footholds built into the Skywalker.

Although both had strong, longheld footholds in the north and south of the country respectively, neither were truly autonomous in Scotland with Labour being the brunt of many jokes of only being the local branch office and not a party in its own right.

Azerbaijan's defence ministry meanwhile said its forces had "captured new footholds" and President Ilham Aliyev claimed that his forces took the village of Madagiz, a strategic hamlet within firing range of an important northern road.

And some of the most violent local conflicts in the region concern the seasonal movement of livestock by pastoralists, or transhumance, where extremist groups have managed to establish footholds.

Land and natural resources board documents say modifying geological features including chipping rock for footholds is prohibited under state law.

Besides protecting the climber's feet from rough surfaces, climbing shoes are designed to help the climber secure and maintain footholds.

By the end of the day, two small isolated footholds had been won, which were subsequently exploited against weaker defenses further inland, thus achieving the original D-Day objectives over the following days.

In time, the Vikings began to hold on to the areas they raided, first wintering and then consolidating footholds for further expansion later.

Setting via color has certain advantages, the most notable of which are that it makes it more obvious where the holds for a problem are, and that there is no chance of tape being accidentally kicked off of footholds.

Similar care must be given to handholds and footholds, for the same reason.

This can occur as a result of the climber intentionally cleaning the boulder, or unintentionally from repeated use of handholds and footholds.

While it can be done without any equipment whatsoever, most climbers use climbing shoes to help secure footholds, chalk to keep their hands dry, and bouldering mats to prevent injuries from falls.

While the Normandy landings in all five sectors managed to establish footholds in Normandy, many D-Day objectives were not met.