An important first step has been the establishment of the Group against human trafficking (OKEA), in the Ministry of Public Order, aiming to change of the legislative framework and inform about the problem.

But this can only be a first step.

Obviously, that represents an encouraging first step in bridging Egypt s divides. But, just as obviously, it is only a first step.

But it would be an important step in the right direction.

Adopting a comprehensive legal framework would be a useful first step.

The report should be seen as a first step towards action.

Many hope it will be a first step towards a ban.

The planned Geneva II conference is a necessary first step.

Nevertheless, the elections represented an important step in modernizing the regime.

A balance of energy imports and exports is only a first approximation of independence.

Paying attention to some of what the clowns are saying might be a good first step.

The Iraqi election was an important half step in that direction.

Congress should take the next step and I hope my colleagues will join me in standing with Azerbaijanis as they commemorate the tragedy of Khojaly. The world should know and remember.

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Nnamani s sudden decision to recall the lawmakers in the wake of the vote may be the first step in this direction.

The government has taken a first step by tightening its own budget and spending less, especially on distortionary subsidies.

We believe that successful disengagement can be the first step towards the resumption of the peace process.

This week s gathering in Poznan is an important step.

The outcome document represents an important step in a long process of United Nations reform.

It is a first step towards Ukraine s eventual full integration into the EU Single Market.

The withdrawal from Gaza was a first step towards the realization of the vision of the two State solution.

But, while they are an important first step toward managing SWFs legal framework, institutional and governance structure, and investment and risk management policies, they are unevenly applied, and are widely considered inadequate.

The current crisis marks an important step in China s evolution as a great economic power.

It is a necessary but insufficient first step for overhauling Egypt s stagnant political system.

Abandoning the Reaganesque ideology that government is inherently bad is a necessary first step.

The elections are but a first step the insurgency continues civil war remains possible.

And, even if the state succeeds, re asserting control over Swat will only be the first step.

Cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia continues to be a key condition, although recent events have been an encouraging first step.

The reform of the justice system had constituted a crucial preliminary step towards placing Chile in a position to fully meet its obligations under the Convention.

The reform of the justice system had constituted a crucial preliminary step towards placing Chile in a position to fully meet its obligations under the Convention.

It hoped that, as a significant first step towards that end, the Conference would arrive at a consensus.

The inclusion of community development was significant as it was initially uncertain as to whether it would join the NTO for Social Care.

In business economics, differentiation is seen as an important strategic move for companies to make.

The new emphasis on national budgetary rules is a welcome development but it is only a first step.

Those elections were a first step on the path in Iraq's transition to democracy, as outlined in Security Council resolution 1546 (2004).

There is an urgent need to expedite the resolution of the banking crisis, for which credible and comprehensive stress tests are an indispensable first step.

Their decision to act as a bloc in Copenhagen is an important step forward.

Thus, the Commission was taking an important step, which would considerably improve the status of refugees and stateless persons.

This is a significant, if long overdue, step forward by the authorities in the Republika Srpska and Serbia and Montenegro.

NEW YORK Putting an end to Egypt s deepening polarization and rising bloodshed requires one urgent first step the reinstatement of Mohamed Morsi as Egypt s duly elected president.

Increased transparency with regard to tactical or non strategic nuclear weapons could be a first step and would be an important confidence building measure.

Regarding Uganda, Brazil considers that the issuing of the first arrest warrants marks a significant step in the fight against impunity in that country.

Obama s decisions to ban enhanced interrogation and end secret detention are important steps in the right direction.

The decision by the Frente POLISARIO to release the last group of Moroccan war prisoners was an important step forward.

But the withdrawal of American nuclear weapons from Europe is by no means the first step towards nuclear disarmament.