The phrase "a difficult step" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used in a sentence to describe a challenging or arduous action or decision. Example: Taking the first difficult step towards forgiveness was the hardest part of the healing process.
So abandoning Kelmanian narration, especially for a book that drew on Warner's own life, was a difficult step.
President Bush and other leaders should praise his courage in taking such a difficult step toward reconciliation.
The title of his book, which is written in Spanish, means, "Mexico: A Difficult Step Toward Modernity".
Another of Cable's plans is a network of "technology and innovation centres" to help develop scientific discoveries into commercial products – often a difficult step.
As a 12-year-old he was sent to boarding school at Millfield, a difficult step for a home-loving youngster from Bury.
"While this was clearly a difficult step to take, it should give G.E. more operating and strategic flexibility," he said in his note.
"It takes a step, a very difficult step, a very sensitive step, such as the release of murderers," he told Israel Radio.
The analytical checking always represents a great challenge and is a very difficult step to overpass to validate the method.
Evaluating the resultant clustering is a rather difficult step, which typically involves the use of a reference clustering set.
Still, these young entrepreneurs eventually will have to navigate the bureaucratic hurdles of registering their company with the Egyptian government, a notoriously difficult step that Ms. Mehairy says she won't take until a client or business partner insists.
Leaving a violent partner is an incredibly difficult step to take.
