We have a step-by-step procedure we follow." (VOICE) Gertie Walls started teaching Singapore Math to her students a couple of years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Last December in Copenhagen, the international community took a first step towards making society pay for the services provided by nature for free.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

"Today,we've taken another step forward by - in leaving behind the legacy of the 20th century while building a more secure future for our children."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

Britain's new cabinet agreed to cut the pay of all ministers by five percent, the first step in what is to be a major effort to cut Britain's national deficit.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

The visit to Damascus by U.S.envoy Mitchell is another step in what has been a cautious effort by the Obama administration to draw Syria into diplomatic engagement after years of strained relations.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

I believe the choice should be clear." Though foreign affairs committee approval, which occurred by voice vote, is a significant step toward a vote by the full House of Representatives, the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act remains subject to consideration by two other House panels.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

(SAYING...) "We believe that people can reset their biases by taking a proactive step, by choosing to educate themselves more about women in these fields, by putting up positive images of women in science in their classrooms and in their homes."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

But in a press appearance here, she said the resolution of the standoff - with the reinstatement of the country's deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry - was a resolution by the Pakistanis themselves and a hopeful first step toward broader dialogue.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

The first step uses a bit of influenza DNA to get the patient's immune system to begin fighting off the flu, and then the protection is given a "boost" some time later by the second step, which can be either another bit of DNA or a conventional flu vaccine.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21