The phrase "a reasonable first step" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing an initial action or decision that is logical and sensible in a given context.
Example: "Implementing a trial period for the new policy is a reasonable first step before making any permanent changes."
Alternatives: "a sensible initial action" or "a logical starting point".
Even conservative and law-enforcement groups had backed it as a reasonable first step.
"This is a reasonable first step," said Mr. Robins, who heads the Alan E. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University.
From a tax standpoint, this has been "a reasonable first step" in a college-financing plan, said Sidney Kess, a New York tax lawyer and accountant.
"They are also varied enough genetically to make a reasonable first step towards a full reintroduction if that was the decision of the Scottish government".
"The experience sampling work is a reasonable first step, but only that; the claims need to be followed up and backed up by objective studies".
"The attorney general's proposal is a reasonable first step in regaining control over illegal immigration in the United States, which is currently out of control," said Representative F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., a Wisconsin Republican who leads the House Judiciary Committee.
Consumer groups, in contrast, largely applauded the additional oversight, which Families USA Executive Director Ron Pollack called "a very helpful and reasonable first step" to reining in rates.
Regardless, we hold that we are able to identify bioactive agents that are indeed associated with patient survival and that this drug identification schema is a reasonable first in silico screening step.
Naratriptan, when available OTC is a reasonable second or third choice on the step care ladder in the acute treatment of migraine.
This is most certainly true, but in light of our limited understanding of gene interaction networks, this appears to be a reasonable choice for a first step in network identification.
He said the plan was a reasonable but small first step and was late in coming.
