They are expected to say that the necessary first step is to raise high-school standards, and probably elementary-school standards too.

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The message to CEOs is that team ball wins, and the first step to team ball is having a defined culture and identifying high-leverage positions whose occupants make everyone else better.

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"Today's announcement marks an important first step in our ongoing mission to meet the increasing global demand for high-quality, original 3D and 4K television content head on, " said Cosgrove.

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We still have much work to do to guarantee that all Americans have access to adequate, high-quality food, but the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act is an important first step in that direction.

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Martin would be the most high-ranking casualty in the expenses affair were he to step down, as well as the first Speaker of the House of Commons in more than 300 years to resign.

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