Example sentences of "[verb] a step " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm and the sensing people want a step by step logical statement of how somebody has reached erm |
| 2 | THE RULING body of the Conservative Party yesterday gave way to rank-and-file pressure and moved a step nearer to sanctioning official party candidates in Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | PLANS by British Aerospace and France 's Thomson-CSF to merge their guided weapons businesses moved a step closer yesterday after the United Kingdom 's Ministry of Defence opted for a European missile for the new generation of anti-aircraft frigates . |
| 4 | CZECHOSLOVAKIA 's playwright-turned-politician , Mr Vaclav Havel , moved a step nearer to the presidency yesterday when the country 's Communist Prime Minister , Mr Marian Calfa , recommended that he should be installed by the end of the year . |
| 5 | SLOUGH moved a step closer to achieving a League and Cup double when they qualified for today 's final against Hightown by convincingly beating Blueharts 11–1 in the semi-final of the All England Women 's Hockey Association Cup at Milton Keynes Sports Club yesterday . |
| 6 | Reginald now moved a step towards his brother and , putting an arm around his shoulder , he said , ‘ You 're a funny old stick , you know , Henry . |
| 7 | DAIRY Crest moved a step nearer to its float yesterday with the appointment of financial public relations experts Dewe Rogerson . |
| 8 | CHELSEA last night moved a step closer to signing Russian international Dimitri Kharin and ending their search for chastised goalkeeper Dave Beasant 's replacement . |
| 9 | He moved a step or two from her . |
| 10 | Kirgizstan moved a step closer to adopting a new constitution , after months of wrangling between President Askar Akayev and former communists in the Supreme Soviet over the extent of presidential authority , when on Dec. 8 the Supreme Soviet supported a preamble drafted by Akayev . |
| 11 | He moved a step nearing the smaller of the two men , who happened to have two cameras slung around his neck . |
| 12 | He moved a step away from her . |
| 13 | A POSSIBLE merger between two of Britain 's biggest unions moved a step closer yesterday , with a ‘ historic decision ’ to open talks . |
| 14 | THE rebirth of a ferry link between Liverpool and Ireland moved a step closer last night after the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company splashed out £15m in its first shipowning venture . |
| 15 | Organisers moved a step closer to opening Darlington 's new hospice this week . |
| 16 | It contains a step if , and is smooth if . |
| 17 | MOTHER Teresa 's dream of setting up a refuge for London 's homeless has come a step nearer — thanks to the generosity of Daily Mirror readers . |
| 18 | However , the purpose of the article was not to provide a step by step guide to the workings of PCA ( see reference 1 ) , but rather to stimulate interest in the application of the technique . |
| 19 | No great skill or intellectual effort is required , which is one way of saying that the human operator is being under-used , but the purpose of a routine is usually to avoid common human error such as omitting a step or reversing steps . |
| 20 | The introduction of the remedy for each defect might , in itself , be considered a step from the pre-legal into the legal world ; since each remedy brings with it many elements that permeate law : certainly all three remedies together are enough to convert the regime of primary rules into what is indisputably a legal system … |
| 21 | She tried a step backwards , testing the ground , and his hands tightened on her arms , gripping her shoulders . |
| 22 | He bethought him of his little key and held it up bravely before him , and it put out a little sparkling light that illumined a step at a time , silvery-pale . |
| 23 | 7.3 The Personal Interview takes the reviewing process a step further by using this as an Instrument of Assessment . |
| 24 | Thus , it can be clearly seen that the approaching gravitational wave in region II is an impulsive wave if , has an unbounded wavefront if , has a step wavefront if , has a continuous wavefront if , and has a smooth wavefront if . |
| 25 | It is unbounded if and has a step if . |
| 26 | Also the wavefront is unbounded if , has a step if , is continuous but not smooth if , and is smooth if . |
| 27 | A three-phase variable-reluctance motor has a step length of 15 degrees and has one phase excited by the rated current . |
| 28 | A stepping motor has a step length of 15 degrees and the pull-out torque/speed characteristic shown in Fig. 6.8 . |
| 29 | And it all began in 1890 when a successful businessman , who could not dance a step , presented four ordinary little girls from Manchester in a pantomime at the Prince of Wales Theatre , Liverpool . |
| 30 | Further advancement , however , was slow indeed for those officers who were unable to purchase a step in rank in their turn . |