This won't solve the problem but it's a step in the right direction.

这虽不能解决问题，却是朝正确方向迈出的一步。

《牛津词典》

It's only a small improvement, but at least it's a step in the right direction.

虽然这只是小小的改进，但至少是朝正确方向迈出的一步。

《牛津词典》

The announcement was welcomed as a step in the right direction, but was widely seen as a token gesture.

这个通告受到欢迎，被认为是向正确方向迈进了一步，但也被普遍看作是装装样子。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Its smaller companies will not be covered. The head of Middle East research at Swiss-based financial firm UBS, Saud Masud,says it is a step in the right direction.

VOA: standard.2009.12.02

Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican who has been one of the primary foes of campaign finance reform, called the Ney-Wynn bill "a step in the right direction" and said the Shays-Meehan legislation was "fundamentally un-American" because it would limit what outside groups and political parties could say close to elections.

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Although the number given was only the total amount paid to its directors--we still had to estimate the pay of the CEO, Franz Humer--it is a step in the right direction.

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"I believe that this alcohol-free zone is a step in the right direction and we are currently looking at the possibility of setting up further zones on the island, " he added.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | North West Wales | Port adopts alcohol-free zone