11.   For many young academics they provide the first step in the ladder of publications, now an essential requisite for career advancement.

12.   Going back, starting over, is always either the easy option or a negative step in itself, retrogressive.

13.   Holman took a step back in horror and raised the metal tubing in defence.

14.   I believe that doing so is a step in the tough task of getting ready to capitalise on economic recovery.

15.   I heard a step in the corridor.

16.   I took the steps in big bounds and pelted across the asphalt to the school gates.

17.   Ibanez seem to have taken another daring step in their continuing success story and come up trumps once again.

18.   In the summer, the two sides took the unprecedented step in the Warsaw Pact of recalling their two ambassadors.

19.   Instead, describe each step in detail.

20.   It came at last, a huge long-distance coach, with high steps in the doorway.