If true, the mission represents a major step towards the nation putting human astronauts into orbit.
She has got a single bank supervisor for all eurozone banks, a major step towards a banking union.
It was seen by analysts as a major step towards renewing domestic demand.
"The gazetting of Amendment 19 of the Zimbabwean Constitution is indeed a major step towards the formation of an inclusive government in Zimbabwe, " he said in a written statement.
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Today, the Mediterranean is being monitored by several national tsunami warning centres: this represents a major step towards the establishment of the tsunami early warning system in the region.
There is no doubt that Intel has taken a major step towards growth continued growth with this deal, and if the stock falls much further we sense a buying opportunity.
Highlighting the importance of the capacity building workshop on the implementation of 2003 convention she called it a major step towards gaining the advantage from the mechanism established by the 2003 convention.
The Panthers quietly took a major step towards diversification in late July when they signed a partnership agreement with Vegas casino operator Boyd Gaming to try to bring a large casino-resort to Sunrise.
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Clearly, a two-rate system of 10% and 25% would be a radical departure from the seven-tier system we find ourselves stuck in today, and a major step towards a system where every American can quickly estimate their federal tax liability.
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Associate Professor Gregg Suaning, of the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering and a project leader in the national bionic eye consortium, Bionic Vision Australia (BVA), said the new, 98-channel microchip, now undergoing preliminary lab testing, was a major step towards the goal of a functional bionic eye.
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It was in 2004 that Colorado Democrats recognized that they could take a major step towards locking in the state for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry if they could succeed in scraping their own winner-take-all system and bring proportional representation to the electoral vote in Colorado.
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The move is seen by some Chinese economists as another step towards the renminbi becoming a major international currency, People's Daily reports.
"That's the mission we want fulfilled and the satellite we will launch will be one major step towards that mission, " he said during a visit to Ariane's launch center in Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America, late last month.
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