That sort of thing was important when apple was looking past minuscule market share for some respectability , to make the leap from the small sandbox of extreme loyalists to a beachhead in the mainstream of consumerism .
Yet , as any general knows , establishing a beachhead is not the same thing as conducting a successful , long-term occupation .
但是,众所周知,建立一个滩头阵地不同于成功地进行一次长期占领。
Mr abbas sees this as a chance for his security forces to return to gaza three years after hamas chased them out ; his hamas opponents see it as a horrid western plot to establish a beachhead for american-backed forces in gaza .
Blackstone 's chief operating officer , tony james , told analysts last month that blackstone had established a " small beachhead out of moscow " during the first quarter as it sought new opportunities .