Sometimes we need stepping stones.

有时我们需要垫脚石。

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Bilateral agreements, thus, do not, on the whole, serve as stepping stones to a comprehensive global deal.

因此，总体来说，双边协定并不能作为综合性全球协定的垫脚石。

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Below are four slides that I created which represent stepping stones to developing a social media strategy.

下面是是我想到的四个可以作为踏脚石来建立一个社会媒体策略的幻灯片。

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But Ceuta and Melilla are nonetheless used by many Africans as stepping-stones to Iberia.

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It could be that Mr Sarkozy now plans to use the half-reforms that he is implementing as stepping-stones to something bolder.

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Their ever-present suitcases serve as props, furniture and even stepping-stones, a whimsical yet symbolic touch that provides a continuous reminder of displacement and uncertainty.

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