Not every day has been a big step in the right direction, or has produced a big step in the right direction, but there has been progress steadily throughout this process.
Mr Annan said it seemed unlikely the international community would come up with all the money right away, but that the conference was a step in the right direction.
In a move that could only be viewed as a step in the right direction, Sprint has just made a major move in the battle against bloatware.
"It is a step in the right direction, but it's not as big a step as one might think, " said Bruce Marks, who leads the Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America.
Current policies, he added, designed to promote localism, including the "city deals" scheme giving 28 towns and cities the right to spend tax receipts from local businesses, were a "step in the right direction".
My suggestions are not a panacea, but they are a step in the right direction.
But shorter terms for software patents would at least be a step in the right direction.
The acquisition of Mad Men is a step in the right direction for Netflix.
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She says that anything that supports digital literacy is a step in the right direction.
This is a step in the right direction, folks, but cheating will still occur.
However, if my informants are correct, this would be a useful step in the right direction.
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That would be a step in the right direction to making this vaccine usable.
But while these changes are a step in the right direction, much more is still needed.
This Eye-Control TV, on the other hand, certainly takes a step in the right direction.
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The initiatives announced at the Tech Inclusion Summit are a step in the right direction.
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Relative to mutual funds, Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a step in the right direction.
They started adding grapes in a little bag, which was a step in the right direction.
Limiting the Fed to a single target zero inflation would be a step in the right direction.
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Requiring some level of bankruptcy education was a step in the right direction.
The good news is that the next feature seems to be a step in the right direction.
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It's definitely a step in the right direction, but we still feel that the ball was dropped.
Rosie Dodds, of the National Childbirth Trust, said the figures were a step in the right direction.
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And the progress that's been made to cap the leak is a step in the right direction.
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The U.S. should adopt the Cypriot method of bank failure resolution, as a step in the right direction.
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That doesn't have quite the ring of Skysplitter, but I suppose it's a step in the right direction.
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We have not escaped such race-thinking yet, but this decision is an important step in the right direction.
Mr Tanzer has previously said his organisation "welcomed" Mr Hunt's position as "a step in the right direction".
The Conservatives welcomed the recommended part-privatisation of the Royal Mail, calling it a "step in the right direction".
The incorporation of tens of thousands of youthful casual teachers will be a step in the right direction.
"The coalition's new approach to Prevent is going to be a step in the right direction, " he says.
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