The phrase "a complementary step" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an action or measure that enhances or completes another action or process.
Example: "Implementing a training program is a complementary step to improving employee performance."
Alternatives: "an additional measure" or "a supportive action".
We further proposed solvent exchange method as a complementary step to widen the range of organic dispersing media for GO.
The carbon acid catalysts were prepared in a single step, without the need for incorporating acid surface groups in a complementary step by chemical oxidation of the carbon surface.
Its specific and systematic treatment is thus recommended in comorbid patients as a complementary step towards optimal management of migraine.
Rinsing with water is described as a complementary step in several pyrite oxidation studies, aimed at removal of sulfate and other soluble sulfur oxyanions [11]-[13] [11]-[13]
As a complementary step, after detecting the condensation problems from the proposed one-time thermography-based method, the environmental sensors can be placed at the detected areas for continuous monitoring.
While awaiting for new evidences, the not graded KDIGO suggestion to supplement nutritional vitamin D to achieve levels of 25(OH D of at least 30 ng/mL seems acceptable as a complementary step in SHPT management, especially in the early stages of CKD.
We contend that neuroimaging may, finally, be taking steps toward providing a complementary measure to self-report for pain measurement.
But like other suggestions, this should be viewed as a small complementary step to the mayor's congestion pricing proposal rather than as a substitute for it.
The act of putting Zambian law surrounding economic activity on the Net, as well, is a modest complementary step.
As a final and complementary step of the integration scenario detailed description, we should provide an architectural description of the scenario to facilitate the visualization of the different roles played by the involved entities.
Due to their wide range of substrates and the sole requirement of oxygen as the co-substrate, laccases appear to be a promising biocatalyst to enhance the biodegradation of micropollutants in wastewater in a complementary treatment step.
