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 was the key step that I said I needed to do on Friday but failed very publicly to do so?

至关重要的一步，我将在本周五跟大家细细道来,如果我很嚣张地失败了怎么办？

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

Probably I shouldn't have said it's a two-step process 'cause it's a three-step process to actually write and run it, and the third step is just going to be to run it.

也许我不应该说它是个两步完成的程序,准确来讲，应该是三步，前两步--写，第三步--运行。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

He opened the carriage door and said softly, "Step right in,sir.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

He said any one-sided step will unravel the framework of agreements that exist and cause unilateral steps from the Israeli side.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the official spokesman and advisor to President Mahmoud Abbas, however,said Palestinian leaders want Mr.Obama to step up the pressure on Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

The Thai government said it will step up security at the summit later this month.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

But Mr.Obama said the two leaders had moved a step closer to bridging the gap.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

She said it was not yet time for additional sanctions but the United States continued to believe such a step might be needed if diplomacy fails.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

Utiashvili said the agreement represents another step toward Russian annexation of the two regions.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

He said the expulsion is obviously a matter of concern to the United States and a step backward,and that North Korea has only brought upon itself further isolation.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

Wrapping up his defense testimony, Mr.Taylor said he agreed to step down as Liberian president in 2003 in the interest of peace but was tricked by the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Prime Minister Brown said he's confident other countries will step forward.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

That step,he said, shows it is designed to absorb those areas into Russia, both de facto and de jure, which is why Russia started the war (in August), Utiashvili said.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Mr.Reinfeldt,whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, said the creation of the power-sharing government in Zimbabwe was an important step forward but added that obstacles still remain to ending the sanctions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the new treaty is also a major step in the goal of "resetting" the U.S.-Russia relationship, which includes efforts to deal with nuclear proliferation and terrorism.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

(...) In remarks to French radio, Kouchner called the shootings and reports of rape 'savage' and 'unsupportable.' He said the criminal court's decision to investigate the incidents marked a good step forward for international justice.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

In this occasion,he said, we certainly took a step forward to make all of us feel we belong to the same country and we can be proud of our generosity and the assistance we have provided to all these people.

VOA: standard.2009.04.12

At the White House, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the threatened North Korea moves were "a serious step in the wrong direction" and urged Pyongyang to end what he termed its "provocative threats" and live up to its international obligations.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

You have to step up. You have to serve." He said groups like the Clinton Global Initiative are making a difference around the world by working with business to cut dangerous emissions, empowering entrepreneurs with micro-loans, and giving hope to some of the world's poorest children.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23