That is the first step.

The first step is early engagement.

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

The first step is always the hardest.

But, this only marks the first step.

The first step, a step by step approach, entails negotiations on a limited number of initial steps towards nuclear disarmament, with additional steps being considered once the first steps are achieved.

But this can only be a first step.

The first step should be to increase transparency.

An attacker's first step is usually information gathering this step is delayed by security through obscurity.

But you don't get to start on step three, until you take step one first I can.

And that's what comes to the first step here.

The first step is transparency the second is accountability.

But seeing it clearly is an important first step.

Fighting malnutrition is the first step toward reaching this objective.

The planned Geneva II conference is a necessary first step.

The meeting would constitute a first step in this direction.

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

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

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

This was the first step in opening up the vast interior.

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

As a first step, CARP had proposed convening a constituent assembly.

And of course, the first step is admit you've got a problem.

ForgingThe first step is to clean the blank using a heavy forge.

As a first step, cash donations were made to the countries affected.

I think it's the first step toward that. That's the long term goal.

Common and more integrated supervision is the first step towards a banking union.

Their first step should be to separate banks according to their compensation criteria.

In any case, a first step is to fashion and announce the programme.

Rather, it is only the first step in the long, hard peacebuilding process.

Anyway, the first step has been taken and its importance cannot be overestimated.

Advance planning is the first crucial step towards effective management of conference services.

As a first step to recovery, the US must undertake serious financial sector reforms.

So the announcement that he wants competitive presidential elections is an important first step.

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.

Reinvigorating these institutions is the first step toward solving the global economy s current problems.

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

The first step in this process is assigning a point group to the molecule.

The study is intended to be the first step of a longer, multistaged process.

An important first step has been the establishment of the Group Against Human Trafficking .

This was regarded by our Group as the first step in the right direction.

ESA has decided to follow a step by step approach, assessing European interests and capabilities first, then defining a strategy at the European level as a preparatory step for a framework of future international cooperation.

Now I don't pretend to have an answer to the Middle East conflict, but I think I've got a first step, literally, a first step, something that any one of us could do as third siders.