The phrase "a major step was" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that an important action or decision has been taken in a particular context, often in discussions about progress or development.
Example: "In the meeting, it was announced that a major step was taken towards achieving our sustainability goals."
Alternatives: "a significant advancement was" or "a crucial move was".
Last week, a major step was taken toward the memorial when the city's Economic Development Corporation invited teams of artists and designers to propose designs meeting various criteria.
On Monday a major step was taken in that direction -- voter registration -- and judging by the mood here in the capital of southern Sudan, the differences seemed irreconcilable.
A major step was taken recently by a group of Nobel laureates and other public figures who published a letter in the Guardian calling on governments to immediately "implement a comprehensive and legally binding military embargo on Israel".
A major step was the recognition of the intestinal (INT) versus pancreatobiliary (PB) histopathologic phenotypes of AMPAC by Kimura et al. in 2004 [ 6].
"It was a major step being taken very quickly, and all the experience suggests 'make haste slowly' and there's a better chance of getting things right.
"A major step is being taken toward common assumption of risks from weak national finances and economic missteps," the Bundesbank said in its monthly bulletin.
A major step is to be taken in early November, when equipment for producing chemicals and filling warheads and bombs with poison gas is to be destroyed by the Syrians under international supervision.
A method with three major steps is proposed to conquer those difficulties.
The detailed descriptions as well as a flowchart outlining the major steps are included in the Supporting Information S1.
A major step forward was the adoption of modern single board Linux computers known as Beaglebones/Beagleboards.
A major step forward was the launch in 2010 of the Panton Principles for Open Data in Science [66].
