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.

Speaking about discrimination, injustice, violence is the first step toward change.

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.

A breakthrough will require a major change in direction.

The judicial system has recently experienced a major change.

Educational reform could be the first step in an evolutionary process of significant change.

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

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

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.

While legislation alone could not change deeply entrenched cultural practices overnight, it was a first step.

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.

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That needs to change if major vulnerabilities are to be addressed successfully.

In February 2013, Mayer oversaw a major personnel policy change at Yahoo!

And the defenders began to take cases over and over again and you will see, they have step by step began to change the course of history in Cambodia.

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

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

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

This was one of the major reasons for Japan s acceptance of the change.

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.

The organization of women into SHGs has been a major step in preparing the community to adopt new ideas and change their traditional practices, some of which have deprived women of a great deal in the facilities, like sanitation, clean environment, security etc.

But that demonstration also spurred a major change in China s policy towards Hong Kong.

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

We are experiencing a step change in the growth rate of energy demand due to rising population and economic development.

Climate change will be a major driver of such events, and we risk much worse.

Yet we are left to ask when will the time for major political change come?

The second major challenge in addressing climate change is the complexity of the science itself.

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

It can change the way you communicate with others, it can change your body, it can change your mind. So, we're trying to go to the next step of how you build on top of something like Guitar Hero.

Nor, therefore, is their interest in housing as a major speculative investment asset likely to change.

Some scholars believe that this step could only have been accomplished with some biological change to the brain, such as a mutation.

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

This represented a major change in the Bank s approach to education, which previously focused on primary schooling .

The European Trade Union Confederation has established a permanent trade union committee on sustainable development, with climate change as a major focus, to undertake a major study of employment impacts of climate change, identifying strategic policy avenues for job creation and environmental protection.

The next step will be to confirm this change in June 2013 at the FAO Conference, in which all FAO member countries participate.