1.   A step towards producing an Aids vaccine was announced by researchers.

2.   A trust has now been able to acquire it and take the first steps towards long-term restoration.

3.   Autonomy was seen in the occupied territories as a denial of the demand for self-determination, not a step towards it.

4.   But it is a first step towards better value for defence dollars and D-Marks.

5.   Careful observation and recording of events are necessary as a first step towards diagnosing the problem.

6.   Cataloguing the birthplaces of proteins will be a giant step towards solving the mysteries of human biology.

7.   Constitutional meddling has been rejected, but his first move should be a Decisive step towards fair votes.

8.   Down below on the staircase, the thing that had been Farley Peters was trying to crawl up the steps towards him.

9.   Even hardened cynics believe the meeting is a step towards peace.