And to the extent that this is a positive step -- a small step, but a positive step, that's a good thing.
"Learning skills to handle stress, adversities and other life challenges -- regardless of the source -- is a positive step for any person, " says psychologist Dr. David Shern, president and CEO of the nonprofit group Mental Health America.
Any savings can be automatically transferred to pay off your debt - which is a positive step to financial freedom.
This positive step builds on the Jordanian-hosted talks earlier this year and on the Quartet's statements since last September.
Though this bi-partisan support marks a positive step forward, extensive regulatory obstacles still threaten to hinder this potential tool of economic recovery.
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And clearly, living up to the agreements and implementing the agreements will be -- if that happens -- will be considered another positive step.
This is a positive step into the direction of F-commerce.
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Only the day before this match, the England camp was stressing that it was a positive step to get Pietersen in earlier - so why the change last night?
While I think the region-based visa would be a positive step by itself, there is an additional twist I would recommend adding to the policy: require the purchase of a home from the visa recipient.
On the plus side, the ability to directly detect light from a planet closer to the size of Earth than a Jupiter-sized gas giant is a positive step forward in our ability to learn more about planets that might be habitable.
This is a big, positive step for the EU in its three-year-old sovereign debt crisis.
Gay rights advocates in Argentina later argued that civil unions, allowed in a several states, were a positive step that conferred some benefits to same-sex couples, but didn't go far enough.
And if that can be accomplished through de-escalation, that would obviously be a positive step forward.
If becoming biodiversity-positive makes sense for business, perhaps the next step is to explore whether it also makes sense for investors, workers and consumers.
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"It's a positive step, " said Andrew Cochran, founder and co-chairman of the Counterterrorism Foundation.
Results for marketers who have taken the step to use tablet-optimized creative have been very positive.
As the state spends less and does less - which would be happening whichever party was in government - there would be a positive benefit if some parts of society were to step forward and do more.
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On the positive side, gurus did step in and buy back into a couple of energy-related plays.
His step-daughter, Kathy Harbinson, said the family were remaining positive.
Now, our starting point is we expect continuity in behavior from the North Korean leadership, but it is also the case that the new leadership has agreed to take specific confidence-building measures, which were announced today, and we view that as a positive step.
Paula Kitching, of the Historical Association, said the new course would be a positive step, but it should be geared to all ability levels and supported by more in-service training for teachers.
At this point, though, I can say that this should be a very positive step towards establishing beyond any doubt another therapeutic option for patients with GIST using a novel molecularly-targeted agent if Gleevec proves inadequate to control the disease.
Speaking earlier at the summit, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he believed an agreement was in sight, with recent moves by some countries a positive step to cutting emissions.
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