1.   Classes in gun handling are recommended as the initial step for those who want to own a handgun.

2.   In constructing a price index, there are two important initial steps.

3.   The interim standard also allows for an initial step towards data compression which, in the future, will be extended to permit full multimedia capabilities.

4.   Cholesterol nucleation is preceded by vesicle aggregation and fusion, and is believed to be an initial step in the formation of cholesterol gall stones.

5.   His initial steps were taken to foil what he interpreted as attempts by the superpowers or their proxies to bolster the bipolar order.

6.   Analysts and union officials say GM has already taken initial steps to sell the brake plants.

7.   Automotive analysts believe GM has already taken initial steps to sell the brake plants.

8.   Automotive analysts and United Auto Workers leaders believe Delphi has already taken initial steps to sell the brake plants on Wisconsin Boulevard and Needmore Road.

9.   Both Sather and Hitchcock hinted Monday that the initial steps had been taken.

10.   Accascina said the initial step was to establish an Internet connection from Dili via satellite to Singapore, giving the U.N. staff reliable access to e-mail service.