But it could take the unprecedented step of breaking with USGA rules and allowing anchored putting at its events.

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The first step toward breaking out of this dysfunctional corporate culture, he says, is claiming control over your life.

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Seven state medical associations--including those in New Jersey, Texas and Georgia--took the highly unusual step of breaking with their parent to denounce the bill.

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Mr Manwaring said breaking down the system step by step would pay dividends, but it required the executive to match the change with a work programme.

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It may sound AA-ish, but acknowledging that you're unnecessarily checking your phone -- and that there are repercussions to doing so -- is the first step toward breaking the habit.

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There's a clip in the documentary of one of the lads breaking trail, every step up to his knees in snow, and you hear him say: 'Well, this is our job so we've got to get on with it.

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It may help to write out a flow chart, that way we can see every single step and keep breaking the steps down into smaller and smaller pieces.

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An important step, ministers have always said, is breaking the link between temporary migration for work and permanent residence.

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On the Start screen, dynamically updated "live tiles" show users real-time content directly, breaking the mold of static icons that serve as an intermediate step on the way to an application.

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The search giant has launched an online tool breaking down the figures which it hopes will be "just the first step toward increased transparency".

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