Example sentences of "have taken a [adj] step " in BNC.
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| 1 | More important , in the second case the Court has taken a major step by allowing notions of classical freedom of contract to play an important part in its interpretation of the Directive . |
| 2 | It is here that Aspect has taken a crucial step with his latest experiment . |
| 3 | Shocked has taken a brave step . |
| 4 | By taking over Thames , the firm has taken a big step towards becoming a powerhouse in British television . |
| 5 | Aberdeen arrived back from Turin this afternoon , knowing they 'd taken a major step towards the quarter finals of the Cup Winners Cup . |
| 6 | If the scientists succeed , they will have taken a small step toward improving the efficiency of nuclear fusion devices . |
| 7 | ‘ You can congratulate yourselves on having taken a positive step towards ending the evil and pernicious practice of slavery ! ’ |
| 8 | He had always found that once you knew where you were wrong , then you had taken a great step towards being right . |
| 9 | Their circumstances had changed : Mr Singh had a full-time job , they had taken a big step and purchased their council house and Mrs Singh now felt that she needed permanent work herself . |
| 10 | A North Korean Foreign Ministry statement on Sept. 17 said : " In the situation in which the attempt to perpetuate and legalize the nation 's and people 's division by taking advantage of international leverage on entry into the UN has recently become clear , we have taken a decisive step to enter the UN in order to prevent such grave consequences arising , " adding that North Korea had not changed its policy on reunification . |
| 11 | to achieve the immediate objective and thus have taken a significant step towards achieving the overall aim |
| 12 | With the help of around 250 volunteers , some showing signs of dementia , the Optima research team have taken an important step forward in their understanding of Alzheimers Disease . |