Example sentences of "step [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The collection of data and the general observation stage ( often referred to in general terms as ‘ the field work ’ ) can be an onerous step for the inexperienced researcher , particularly if the fieldwork is undertaken too soon , before ideas have been clarified or without adequate pilot studies being made to try out questionnaires or interview schedules . |
| 2 | The acquisition and painstaking restoration of Plas Teg , an exceptionally beautiful early seventeenth-century house in Clwyd , was a brave step for the private individual who took on the house with the help of grants . |
| 3 | The first step for the governing body which is taking local management seriously is to work with the head and staff in identifying the school 's aims and objectives . |
| 4 | Anger a tight constriction in her throat , Gina took a step through the open door , her fingers clutching the key to her room . |
| 5 | The first step of the two-stage procedure is to regress Y t on the set of variables and , as in equation ( 3.14 ) , and thereby secure estimates of the 's . |
| 6 | Baptiste was standing on the bottom step of the wooden staircase , affecting surprise at the sight of her . |
| 7 | The links between each step of the searching process are just as much an integral part of the search as the individual steps . |
| 8 | ‘ After each Test there was never any great sense of elation but rather that a step towards the ultimate goal was taken . |
| 9 | Nationalism had been primarily supported by liberals , because the emergence of self-governing nations had seemed to be a final step towards the effective protection of individual rights . |
| 10 | One wonders whether this is the first step towards the total abolition of inheritance tax . |
| 11 | THE San Francisco 49ers took a big step towards the Super Bowl by clinching the NFC West division and securing home advantage throughout the play-offs with a 21-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . |
| 12 | In his television address to the Soviet people on the results of the summit Gorbachev described the INF treaty as a ‘ major event in world politics ’ and a ‘ victory for the new political thinking ’ , which represented a ‘ first step towards the actual liquidation of the nuclear arsenal ’ . |
| 13 | While the first step towards the historical framework is establishing a sequence of events , it is also necessary to know how much time elapsed between events . |
| 14 | The Financial Times said the acquisition represent a significant step towards the Royal Bank 's goal of generating at least 10 per cent of its earnings from the US . |
| 15 | Anarchists will welcome the steady sapping of the nation 's glue , as a first step towards the eventual crumbling of the state . |
| 16 | These Conditions incorporate additional features on vehicles as recommended by DPTAC and represent a further step towards the eventual adoption of full DPTAC specification for supported bus service contracts . |
| 17 | The agreement , signed in Beijing by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade ( CCPIT ) and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation ( KOTRA ) , bilateral trade and serve as a first step towards the eventual establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries . |
| 18 | Making comparisons between two sets also enables the child to establish a relationship between them , and is one step towards the later understanding of the relationship ‘ is greater than ’ or ‘ is less than ’ between two numbers . |
| 19 | After the war they began to tackle problems of harmonising the three domestic economies , an essential step towards the projected customs union . |
| 20 | I agree with hon. Members who have said that it may prove to be a major step towards the valuable goal of greater unity in Europe , but let us face the fact that it changes nothing in today 's world . |
| 21 | The Bush administration has undertaken a national energy review which will report by the end of the year , and that may be the first step towards the national action to end dependence on Gulf oil , and to start what 's always eluded this country — an Energy Policy . |
| 22 | As Keith Thomas has pointed out , ‘ This change in working habits constituted an important step towards the social acceptance of the modern notion of time as even in quality , as opposed to the primitive sense of time , s unevenness and irregularity . ’ |
| 23 | FIGURE 6 : Keeping the feet in a horizontal position is important when moving from steep to easier angled ground , until a step onto the easier angle can be made . |
| 24 | This choice of emphasis turned put to be the first valuable step along the long road to defining a viable approach to Blue Skies research . |
| 25 | That call , made from a windy public phone box on one of the most north-westerly islands in Europe , was the first step along the twisting path which lead directly to the heart of the British monarchy . |
| 26 | In fact , of course , the table shows it was not a particularly sudden turnaround but another small step along the worsening path established during the ‘ long boom ’ . |
| 27 | Although in 1927 Barbusse had attended the First Congress of Proletarian Writers held in Moscow , and although he had appeared to voice support for the new policy of subordinating the literary process to the construction of socialism , his actual writing practice was completely out of step with the doctrinaire ideas of RAPP . |
| 28 | More often , the court is in step with the other branches and , in emergencies such as war , will quite explicitly defer to them , particularly to the executive . |
| 29 | In fact , rather than that vast army of fairly young but experienced , skilled and dedicated men and women , battle-hardened by the '80s boom , quitting to study law , drive taxis or run pubs , they are already in step with the shifting sands . |
| 30 | Because of the necessity to keep in step with the Parliamentary Party , the membership contained four MPs ( William Deedes , Edward Gardner QC , William Rees-Davies and Mark Carlisle ) , as well as the chairman . |