51.   This is a small step in the right direction.

52.   This is the first step in reforming the welfare system.

53.   This little volume represents another major step forward in the chronicling of such vehicles.

54.   He heard steps in the corridor.

55.   The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising.

56.   The Government deserves our wholehearted support for having taken a step in this direction.

57.   The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation.

58.   A US State Department official described the meeting as a step in the direction of normalization of relations.