The phrase "a limited step" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action or decision that is restricted in scope or impact.
Example: "The committee decided to take a limited step towards addressing the issue, opting for a small pilot program instead of a full-scale initiative."
Alternatives: "a small measure" or "a modest action".
The Obama administration's curb on executive pay, announced on Wednesday, is a limited step.
Further, in a limited step to help those with some vision, the most recent $5 bill, introduced this year, features an extra-large "5" on one side.
Mr. Arafat and other Palestinian leaders at first dismissed the proposal for unilateral action as a limited step intended to undermine a more comprehensive peace plan.
The tortuous compromise, after days of behind-the-scenes negotiations at the UN human rights council in Geneva, was described by Human Rights Watch and the EU as a limited step forward.
Dr. Thomas Farley, New York City's health commissioner, who had signed the petition to the agency, said the F.D.A. had taken only a limited step in the right direction.
Nevertheless, it is a radical move, because it touches on the issue of how much in-house production the BBC needs.Some people at the BBC are unhappy even with such a limited step.
If the candidate R gene is controlling expression of a gene which forms a rate limited step in anthocyanin production, we hypothesized that a correlation would exist between 1) R gene expression levels, 2) the appearance of color compounds, and 3) the expression of ANS and/or UF3GT genes in developing seed coats.
It is well established that the bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs is a dissolution limited step and is a critical parameter as very low solubility in biological fluids generally results in poor bioavailability after oral administration [ 30].
"And that's why it's a good move for Facebook, because they seem have taken a very limited step to curb something that is blatantly illegal".
Targeted exit screenings are a reasonable, limited step that may help prevent the disease from spreading.
In a more limited step, in the 15 months after the 1996 law was enacted, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole granted 138 pardons to permanent residents who had suddenly faced deportation retroactively.
