Creating the medals is an arduous process. Each one weighs more than 500 grams and took more than 30 steps to manufacture.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

(...) He said the Democratic initiatives introduced by our government have been met with praise and he said the necessity of taking concrete steps alongside this wide ranging process is emphasized.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

(Speaking) Bdi says although they can't exactly get back the time lost as a result of these technical delays, other steps in the process can be accelerated to ensure that the vote happens on schedule.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

At a press event with Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin, Clinton said the U.S.administration is in very active consultations with Israel over steps by the Jewish state that in her words "would demonstrate the requisite commitment" to the peace process.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Wouldn't that be sure and swift justice since the plea of guilty is the strongest form of proof known to the law?" Some legal experts continue to raise questions about the validity of the military commissions, even though the Obama administration and Congress have taken steps to give defendants more rights in that process.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Gambari said that during the secretary-general's visit last month to Burma, which is also known as Myanmar, Mr.Ban met with the country's senior leadership and asked them to free Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners as well as take steps to enhance the political process leading to next year's elections as a gesture of their credibility to the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11