footing in English

noun
1
a secure grip with one's feet.
he suddenly lost his footing
2
the basis on which something is established or operates.
attempts to establish the store on a firm financial footing
verb
1
pay (the bill) for something, especially when the bill is considered large or unreasonable.
Contrary to international law, it will be the world that foots the bill, estimated at $50-60 million.

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1. These include footing size, overburden pressure, footing material, soil disturbance, and soil properties.

2. She lost her footing and fell.

3. He lost his footing and fell.

4. The hummocks denied any sure footing.

5. I lost/missed my footing and fell.

6. The whole country was on a war footing .

7. All claimants stand on an equal legal footing.

8. The army was placed on a war footing .

9. I slipped and struggled to regain my footing.

10. Mrs Jenkins missed her footing and fell over.

11. give a firm footing even on slippery surfaces.

12. 1 I slipped and struggled to regain my footing.

13. The army had been placed on a war footing.

14. The company is now on a sound financial footing.

15. He miskicked com-pletely as he lost his footing.

16. Who will be footing the bill for the party?

17. Robert lost his footing and slithered down the bank.

18. The president placed the republic on a war footing.

19. Our relationship was now on a more secure footing.

20. Weir missed his footing as they neared the door.

21. He lost his footing and slid into the water.

22. Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?

23. Concrete walls 1 m above grade with footing 2.

24. It was a struggle just to keep my footing.

25. The program is now going forward on a sound footing.

26. She lost her footing and fell backwards into the water.

27. He wanted to put their relationship on a permanent footing.

28. He lost his footing on the wet floor and fell.

29. He struggled to keep his footing on the slippery floor.

30. She missed her footing and fell headlong down the stairs.

31. He was cautious of his footing, wary of the edge.

32. The company now has a firm footing in the marketplace.

33. The girl lost her footing and fell about 150 feet.

34. She looked over her shoulder to be sure of her footing.

35. Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.

36. Antiochus also made some attempt to get a footing in Thrace.

37. They decided to put their relationship on a more formal footing.

38. After we poured the footing, we waited for it to cure.

39. The mestizo lost his footing, and Trent heard him slide, swearing.

40. 68 synonyms for Basis: arrangement, way, system, footing, agreement, foundation, support, base, ground

41. The Single-footing Horse is a medium-sized breed of light riding horse.

42. Being inconsiderate to the doctor will get you off on the wrong footing.

43. The wolf leaped lamely back, losing its footing and falling in its weakness.

44. But development in post-war Britain would be on a rather firmer footing.

45. There are three types of Breech births: frank, footing of incomplete and complete.

46. He couldn't get his footing, and that speed just threw his balance off immediately.

47. She saw quite well that she was not treated on a footing of equality.

48. The new law will put official corruption on the same legal footing as treason.

49. Scottie loses his footing, falls, grasps a gutter, dangles in space, looks down, gets dizzy.

50. Is this latter allowance on the same or a similar footing as the aldermanic allowance?