11.   At Sitka Airport, for example, pilots now descend smoothly rather than follow the nine steps down that they previously needed.

12.   ATLANTA - With less than two weeks remaining until Director Jeffrey Koplan steps down, anxiety within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is escalating.

13.   Before Deutch takes even one step down that path, the country is entitled to a serious public debate about his plan.

14.   Berlusconi and Fini are demanding Parliament call for elections as early as March, after Dini steps down this month.

15.   Both adults and adolescents also believed that smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol is the first step down the path toward illegal drug use.

16.   A few steps down the block, similar views came from Ron Cole, an intense man dressed in black jeans and black leather jacket.

17.   A step up or a step down?

18.   Abortion rights advocates say they fear that such an omission is the first step down the slippery slope toward a reversal of Roe vs. Wade.

19.   Admittedly, some of our prior cases have taken long steps down that road, giving great deference to congressional action.

20.   Albert said he does not regard his MSG redux as a step down.