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The phrase "a conscious step to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing intentional actions taken to achieve a specific goal or outcome.
Example: "The organization took a conscious step to improve its sustainability practices by reducing waste and increasing recycling efforts."
Alternatives: "an intentional move towards" or "a deliberate action to".
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But for every person like me who's made a conscious step to do something about the feeling we've had all our lives, there are plenty who've gone part-way or not at all yet.
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They also take this conscious step to learn more about the product, the market, the potential customers, the competitors, etc.
The first of these relates to how a listener develops a series of conscious steps to perform a listening task, while the second concerns how a listener manipulates information to aid comprehension.
I don't wanna make an album of just me sitting in front of a screen, cos it'd feel emotionless – it was a conscious step away from that to a more expansive sound".
That would have put him over the $48,000 limit in total donations to candidates during one election cycle permitted by federal campaign finance regulations (which he knew perfectly well when he attempted to donate, since this was a conscious step toward striking the law down).
We know what happens when the United States makes a conscious step toward protectionism, ratcheting up tariffs and closing its borders to the outside world.
This show, a conscious step toward recognizing the abstraction that lurks in landscape-loving Maine, is one in the right direction.
The abolition of the CIA could be a conscious step in tearing our government out of the grip of the war consensus -- this unelected force that feeds on perpetual global mistrust and hatred, the exact opposite of what true security requires.
"The government has taken conscious steps to curtail imports of nonessential commodities, essentially precious metals.
If you know the feeling, then you may – like me – have to take conscious steps to ensure your comfort and well-being while you work.
Taking time to reflect, and conscious steps to make your life happier, really does work.
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