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The phrase "a big first step" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an important initial action or decision that leads to further progress in a particular situation.
Example: "Launching the new marketing campaign was a big first step towards increasing our brand visibility."
Alternatives: "a significant initial move" or "an important first action".
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This, then, is a big first step.
But this is a big first step".
"Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't, but that's a big first step".
Recognizing that these impediments exist is a big first step in overcoming them.
The GDPR is a big first step of course, but we need to do more.
"I'm optimistic that we're taking a big first step," Mr. Ballmer said in an interview last week.
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leader in the West Bank, said the accord provided "the first stage for a Palestinian state". "I would hope that it would be a bigger first step," he said, "but it is the beginning". The September accord provides for the initial phase of a five-year interim period of limited Palestinian self-rule, to start upon the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and Jericho.
If an ability to act on well-intentioned advice is a good start, a willingness to seek out the views of people known to disagree with us represents a big second step--in fact, a leap forward.
"It's a very big first step," said Howard Seife, the head of the bankruptcy practice at the law firm Chadbourne & Parke.
Whether it will bring justice remains to be seen, but it has taken a very big first step, by insisting that the law must apply.
Of course, we're still not as fast at execution as I'd like we still need to reduce times to market but this delegation of decision making was a very big first step.
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