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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

All the same, this municipal election should be looked upon as a giant first step in the arduous journey toward Saudi democracy.

Negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could be the first step toward a permanent end to hostilities and to the blockade of Gaza.

The current plan to reduce the present value of privately held bonds by 20 is just a first small step toward this outcome.

For adolescents, it can function as a first step out of childhood or as an act of rebellion against the adult world.

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.

Empowering relevant bodies such as the Security Council to take up that challenge is the first step forward, which we cannot afford to overlook.

So, in summary, I think that the universe may have it's possible evolved a brain to see itself, which may be a first step in becoming aware of itself.

A mobile phone deposit system could be the first step toward a wider scheme aimed at all consumer electronics, more than half of which are not properly recycled.

There are sound reasons to set a timetable for Cuba s return to the Latin American democratic fold, without imposing elections as a first step or precondition.

While it includes a first step that creates the time and environment needed for a comprehensive solution, the interim accord is really about confidence building measures.

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

What for many is a quest for freedom which they are ready to kill for is in reality a quest for authority, and they are ready to kill for that as well. And what we thought we had liberated is in reality just the first step towards a process in which we write a new social contract which will eliminate the period of suppressing freedoms and targeting people for their opinion and political activities.

But it would be a decisive first step toward changing the regional balance of power that would enable the stabilization of Iraq and the region as a whole.

And in Libya, while getting rid of Muammar el Qaddafi is a good first step, democracy and the rule of law are, to be optimistic, years away.

The work currently being carried out by the Qualifications Committee to select the members of the future Supreme Court represents the first step towards reorganizing of justice system this task also calls for immediate and substantial reforms.

We're building telescopes that are looking for the threat. That's a great first step, but what's the second step? The second step is that we see one heading toward us, we have to stop it. What do we do?

The Security Council shares the understanding that this declaration is a first step that should allow FNL to be rapidly integrated, in a negotiated manner, into the transitional process currently in progress in Burundi.