About every 10 steps, they lean back and try to take a chunk out of your leg.

But India takes electoral convulsions in its stride, and the results triggered no turmoil in financial markets.

The key question is this Is Russia taking giant steps in the wrong direction while China is taking minuscule steps in the right direction ?

With its remarkable ability to adapt, China is making strides to accommodate the rising power of its markets and people.

The key question is this Is Russia taking giant steps in the wrong direction while China is taking minuscule steps in the right direction ?

Now, China s government must take fiscal decentralization further, giving each local government the authority to collect taxes and control its budget s scale and structure.

The parliament undertook substantial steps toward securing the democratic evolution of Czechoslovakia.

Every small step helps, and the combination of small steps adds up to large strides.

This means that three large steps are taken in between all of the hurdles.

This year has witnessed major strides towards sustainable peace in the Sudan.

English English, while still far behind French and Spanish in terms of the number of speakers, is rapidly becoming the second foreign language of choice among educated youth, after French.

Under a humanitarian cover, Israel is making a historic move.

Disengagement was a significant step towards implementing the road map, and positive steps had been taken on both sides.

The Transitional Government should also be encouraged to take more decisive steps in using its own assets to help consolidate State authority and establish effective security mechanisms in areas where FDLR are no longer present.

But as soon as you walk in, I go, Ooh. Spaghetti sauce there.

It is to be hoped that many more major European corporations will follow suit.

As a result, Turkey is entering uncharted waters.

From the Middle East to Latin America and Asia, many autocracies are taking gradual steps towards more democratic and accountable forms of government, or have become fully fledged and well functioning democracies.

Africa had recently made considerable strides towards maintaining peace on the continent.

Yet it is clear that substantial and specific steps will need to be taken to realize the goals of ending poverty and ensuring a life of dignity for all our peoples.

The IMF is making strides in the right direction, but emerging markets will have to remain in the lead.

My country believes that the Declaration is a starting point towards taking major steps to protect human dignity and prevent its violation under any kind of interpretation.

At this juncture, concrete actions would do much to restore confidence between the sides and advance negotiations on the priority areas.

If they want to open the door to final status, they will have to make significant strides in implementation of the standards in the weeks and months to come.

And the feet just step over the sand, and the wheel has to touch every piece of the ground in between.

The countries of the Horn of Africa are now stepping forward to help themselves through this approach.

State authority has been restored throughout Sierra Leone and significant strides have been made towards re establishing the Government's control over the country's diamond mining sector.

HIV AIDS was a major public health problem, and her Government had taken steps to reduce the price of medicine for people infected with the disease.

So, while others have to step forward to do their part, it is best if Greece steps back from the brink.

I'm also very hopeful that in the next decades, we will make big strides on reducing that death rate that has been so challenging in this disease.

Measurement is still largely limited to a number of industrialized countries, although steps are now being taken in a few developing countries to produce statistical data.

Other large and populous emerging countries in Asia and South America are following in these giants footsteps.

Most G8 countries seem incapable of achieving the political consensus required to take necessary steps such as raising the retirement age or significantly cutting the indexation of benefits to inflation.

With regard to education, the section in the Government of Togo's programme of action devoted to social development includes significant steps that should guarantee a quality education for all of Togo's young people.

Egypt has taken significant steps in that direction on the basis of plurality and increased participation in the decision making process efforts that culminated in the holding of open presidential elections a few days ago, in which the candidates from 10 political parties competed, for the first time in Egypt's history, to win the confidence of the people.

Europe s Next Steps

General steps

You can't help it. You're actually forced by the movement of the bridge to get into step, and therefore to drive it to move further.

While India makes positive strides in its defense relations with the United States, Russia is once again keen to expand its role and influence across South Asia.

We need to take concrete steps now so that we are prepared to implement a no fly zone immediately if Qaddafi starts using his airpower to kill large numbers of civilians.

Development has been slow.

Those were welcome first steps.

Long steps. So a lot of milongueros the tango dancers will use very short steps.

Koreans need to step up, speak out, and do more, and that should start with more generous official development assistance.

Small Steps to European Growth