Example sentences of "as [art] first step [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In August , as the first step to setting up an Islamic government in Harar , he peremptorily recalled its Governor , Dedjazmatch Tafari . |
| 2 | This meeting , seen by many as the first step towards a united Europe spanning East and West , is … ’ |
| 3 | Reminding the Assembly that the Soviet Union had stopped production of chemical weapons , Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze on Sept. 26 proposed that the Soviet Union and the United States bilaterally reduce or destroy their chemical weapons ; and that they renounce use of such weapons , under any circumstances , as the first step towards their global elimination . |
| 4 | President Robert Mugabe announced on April 30th that the government is to buy 70 big commercial farms , covering 190,000 hectares , as the first step in a plan to redistribute some 5m hectares of white-owned land to blacks . |
| 5 | In particular , as a first step towards clearing the area , he was suggesting that , as Macmillan had advised , the Cossacks should be handed over to the Soviet authorities , although , as he had made clear to Tolbukhin 's HQ , he could not do this without Gen McCreery 's authorization . |
| 6 | Roh also suggested that , as a first step towards free movement , the two countries should allow exchanges of letters and telephone calls by displaced persons and divided families , and should immediately allow visits by those over 60 years old . |
| 7 | The summit dealt with the Czechoslovak proposal for a European security commission made up of the 35 states participating in the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) , as a first step towards a European confederation , as well as a similar Polish proposal . |
| 8 | Following the deployment , the Lebanese government made it clear that its next step would be to place diplomatic pressure on the United States to persuade Israel to allow Lebanese army deployment in Jezzin , as a first step towards compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 425 , which called for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon . |