Твёрдо встать на ноги и подмосковный наукоград

[Deidre]

Это словосочетания встречаются в следующем контексте:

С момента образования в феврале 1998г компания твёрдо встала на ноги и укрепила свои позиции.
From the moment of its foundation in February 1998 the company has set feet strong and strengthened its position.

Филиал компании находится в подмосковном наукограде Фрязино (The science city of Fryazino,Moscow region???)

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[kinsman]

consider:
gain a firm footing, plant both feet on the ground
academic research town
outside Moscow or an exurban town

[V]

has come into its own

[Аристарх]

+
has become independent/self-sufficient

[nephew]

naukograd (S(s)cience C(c)ity)

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, these scientific centres, with a combined population of more than 2 million, experienced difficult times for the reasons explained above. In 1991, scientists and local authorities created the "Union for the development of the science cities" - using for the first time the term "science city", naukograd - in an effort to influence political decisions and to organise themselves in order to attract new investments.
NATO's SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE