Dr Gregory said there was a basic three-step procedure for dealing with the effects of an ankle bone spur, technically called a "posterior impingement".

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This is a two-step procedure, starting with the naming of official suspects, which requires relatively little evidence, before progressing to a formal indictment if more conclusively damning evidence is found.

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With that done, I downloaded the mod, following the multi-step installation procedure and praying that my screen wouldn't display any sinister messages.

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They do this using an algorithm - a step-by-step problem solving procedure.

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The procedure has been hailed as the first step in humans of efforts to be able to restore sight in blind people.

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Here junior team members are required to intervene when they see doctors skipping a step, however mundane, during a procedure.

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The civic groups can also take the credit for another, admittedly small, step: party leaders will now probably make the selection procedure for parliamentary candidates a little more open.

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