Still,EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki said the meeting took "a step in the right direction for sustainable management" of bluefin tuna.

VOA: special.2010.12.14

"What is good collateral for a sovereign government? Good collateral is sound policy, and therefore that is a very strong step in the right direction,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

In Lebanon, which has known long periods of instability in recent years, Paul Haidostian, who is the president of Haigazian University, believes that Mr.Obama's Nobel is a step in the right direction and is a positive omen for the future.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

"I feel so strongly that this country is headed, fiscally,in a horrible direction, and for the first time in my adult life, we have a Congress that will not listen to the people, and we are fed up and we want them to listen to us."

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

"There is a perception that President Obama brings with him a sensibility and sensitivity to the region and I think that will stand him in very good stead because there is already a very strong expectation that President Obama will set a new direction for US policy towards its partners, towards APEC, and in particular towards Asia."

VOA: standard.2009.11.08