The outcome was a major step backward.

That represents a major step, but not nearly enough.

Such a step will fill a major void in this area.

The inclusion of indicators of achievement represented a major step forward.

The Irish Republican Army took a major and courageous step forward in July.

For Romania, the statements constituted a major step which should not be underestimated.

The use of electric light was a major step in the improvement of endoscopy.

All that shows that we have taken a major step to promote Africa's development.

In that regard, the Forum had been a major step forward in achieving that agenda.

Croatia has now taken a major step forward towards addressing the injustices of its recent past.

A major step forward is our unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

This would be a major step forward in trying to create a fair trade regime that promotes development.

The end of the Bonn process is a major step for Afghanistan and for the international community.

It represents a major step forward in the harmonization of concepts and methods in environmental economic accounting.

His promotion could be a major step up from Wen, who emphasized rhetoric and strategy more than implementation.

As allies, the US and Europe are taking a major step forward to end the scourge of pirate fishing.

The final step came on January 28, 1901, when he declared the AL would operate as a major league.

Although the summit did not achieve all that we had hoped for, it is still a major step forward.

Its entry into force in 1999 was a major step forward in strengthening the legal regime surrounding United Nations protection.

This integration of information systems is a major step towards the availability of online real time financial and related management information.

If that can be accomplished, the world will have taken a major step toward a relatively smooth, effective, and equitable global economic recovery.

The ITER international experimental reactor is considered to be the next major step in fusion research.

On December 12, 2009, the first 787 completed high speed taxi tests, the last major step before flight.

Researchers mentioned that since the approach can be scaled down further in size, it was a major step towards a cloak that would work for visible light.

The Secretariat considers it a major step in the process of a comprehensive, coherent and structured shift towards reporting on outcomes and outputs and related achievement indicators.

We believe that, if adopted, the draft resolution will be a major step forward towards a more effective multilateral system with the United Nations at its centre.

Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and other major oil companies should step forward and help to fund the necessary cleanup, ushering in a new era of responsibility.

Here's a step by step that shows grinding hamburger.

But we should be aware that the implementation of key provisions of resolution 1244 (1999) would be a major step forward, a move away from the status quo.

This was a major step toward fairer elections, as the judges professional union has remained fairly independent over the past half century of executive power grabs.

Any action by any State that would mean placing weapons in outer space would undoubtedly undermine international security, representing a major step back in disarmament efforts.

Concerning the ICTY, the arrest of Ante Gotovina in Spain early this month is a major step in the fight against impunity in the former Yugoslavia.

The General Education Act, which established equal access, gender equality and non discrimination in education, had been a major step forward for formal education in Paraguay.

The preparation of the programme and budgets has been a major step forward in introducing a management culture that goes beyond the delivery of activities and focuses on results.

If Kenyans know exactly how much oil is being produced, how much royalties oil companies pay this would already be a major step in the right direction. (...)

In that regard the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions signed by the Russian Federation and the United States of America in 2002 was a major step forward.

There was general agreement at all four seminars that the Convention against Corruption represented a major step forward in action against corruption and the development of international law.

My dad made one step forward, hardly a step on the stairs.

Such an approach incorporates step by step measures within a comprehensive framework.

Not a step further!

While the workplan did not address the concerns of all participating States, it was a major step forward in ensuring safe and secure access to outer space for all.

The step by step approach has achieved a number of concrete disarmament agreements.

Intuitively, the procedure proceeds step by step, with a specific rule to cover what to do at each step of the calculation.

The adoption of the Buenos Aires programme of work on adaptation and response measures (decision 1 CP.10) was a major step forward, although questions remain concerning implementation and financing.

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