Example sentences of "[art] first [noun sg] towards " in BNC.
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| 1 | ARSENAL have made the first move towards landing Everton 's Martin Keown in a £2.5 million deal . |
| 2 | New ways of working together are introduced at Sullom Voe this month in the first move towards improving the utilisation of the terminal 's resources . |
| 3 | The first move towards breaking the system was made on 17 February 1992 , when the magistrate Antonio Di Pietro arrested the socialist administrator Mario Chiesa for receiving bribes . |
| 4 | ELECTRONIC tagging of remand prisoners , seen as the first stage towards plans to introduce community-based punishments , was attacked by probation officers yesterday . |
| 5 | The sequence begins ( as with Hegel ) with the establishment of the first object relation , which is therefore the first stage towards eventual self-consciousnesses . |
| 6 | Anthropologists , in turn , have attempted to argue that , for example , the transition from brideservice , in which labour is performed by the prospective groom , to bridewealth , where objects are given in exchange for the bride , marks a significant difference in the development of a phenomenon whereby objects may stand for human labour , with the implication that this is the first stage towards the conditions of property and alienation as we know them today ( Strathern 1985 ) . |
| 7 | It 's seen a the first stage towards living more independently for many young people , and they 're offering quick access to a bed for the night . |
| 8 | This separation from the mainstream arts community is the first stage towards true integration . |
| 9 | Perhaps the first step towards achieving this balance of ability is to be able to use both left and right sides with equal effectiveness . |
| 10 | According to Washington sources , the first step towards this new world order for steel has been agreed in principle by Brussels and Washington : the 1985 EC steel subsidy code , in slightly adapted form , would be applied jointly to US and EC producers . |
| 11 | The company said it was the first step towards a broadening of its geographic and product base which would reduce dependency on the UK and on shoes . |
| 12 | When Chamberlain returned from his post-war African tour to a hero 's welcome in March 1903 , he found to his hand a request from the Dominions themselves which , though it had nothing to do with Imperial unity , and indeed was rather symptomatic of growing independence , he seized upon and elevated into the first step towards ‘ consolidation of the Empire ’ . |
| 13 | The first step towards understanding the crisis of 1931 is to distinguish between different types of coalition government . |
| 14 | RECEIVERS were yesterday appointed to the brewing businesses of the Australian yachting tycoon , Mr Alan Bond , in what may prove to be the first step towards the world 's largest corporate collapse . |
| 15 | This is the clearest evidence so far that Mr Gorbachev is willing to change his government 's plans in order to share authority with the federation council — the first step towards wider talks . |
| 16 | Some believed his claim that the invasion of Kuwait was the first step towards the liberation of Palestine , and/or a blow in favour of the Arab poor ( of which the Maghreb has its share ) . |
| 17 | The purchase of Ephron 's field and cave represents the first step towards Israel 's actual possession of the Promised Land . |
| 18 | Contract compliance laws will be the first step towards guaranteeing the black and Asian British their fair share of jobs . |
| 19 | The United Kingdom has now taken the first step towards European Monetary Union which is intended to lead eventually to a single European currency . |
| 20 | We do not need to wait for new efficient technology : as Stewart Boyle described in ‘ More work for less energy ’ ( New Scientist , 5 August 1989 ) , the technology exists to take the first step towards the targets we have set to save energy and fossil fuel , and to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 21 | The first step towards such a combination would be for universities and polytechnics to demonstrate their interest in using graded test results as either a part or the whole of entry qualifications . |
| 22 | Arriving at a standard size for the microfloppies is only the first step towards a standard product . |
| 23 | Until it is universally accepted that nobody whatsoever has title to property other than that held under rules to be agreed and laid down by all humankind , as distinct from those alleged to have been the product of some ‘ god ’ or other , will the first step towards formulating those rules have been taken . |
| 24 | The surprising proposal came days before the Swedish government was expected to place Procordia on the market in the first step towards privatisation . |
| 25 | The first step towards success is , rather obviously , to get to your appointment in good time . |
| 26 | That is the first step towards making your life alone happy and healthy . |
| 27 | Whatever you desire , the first step towards creating this new reality is to clarify what you want : |
| 28 | That will be the first step towards building the wider Europe for which Britain has long argued . |
| 29 | A report spread that it was the first step towards establishing a joint all-Ireland police force with the Irish Republic . |
| 30 | The first step towards the consolidation of the Empire as a coherent military and political bloc , was the establishment of an imperial customs union . |