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。

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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。

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The first step in the process is to get the raw materials.

这个过程的第一步是获得原材料。

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

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And our eighth step in the process, again, is formal charge, which we will talk about very soon.

而我们流程中的第八步，同样是，形式电荷，我们很快就会讨论它。

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The first step in the process is when I was Deputy WHCF, that I put on the wall a big white board calendar.

程序的第一步是,当我还是办公室副主任，我在墙上安了个,白色的日历板。

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My suggestions are not a panacea, but they are a step in the right direction.

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In this sense, to me, printable guns are a step in the wrong direction.

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As this video explains, that would be a major step in the wrong direction.

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