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The phrase "a solid step toward" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate progress or advancement in a particular direction or toward a specific goal.
Example: "Implementing these new policies is a solid step toward improving workplace safety."
Alternatives: "a significant move toward" or "a meaningful advance toward".
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"He's taken a solid step toward the center," said Ms. Duffy, referring to what Democrats denounce as Santorum wiles.
Citizens will be looking for signs that this latest deal is a solid step toward long-lasting peace.
Rubio, in a series of Twitter posts, called the planned expansion of the child tax credit a "solid step toward broader reforms" that he wanted to continue working on in the months and years to come.
At a minimum, the patient is being honest when he or she answers the loved one's question by saying, "I don't know," and that can be a solid step toward remediation.
The former chairman of the Federal Reserve defended the regulatory crackdown that bears his name, telling Congress on Wednesday that the Volcker Rule was a "solid step toward reining in" banks that are considered too big to fail.
I've made a version of this point before, and since then I've been heartened to see writers like Carroll and Tim Carney make supportive noises about (for instance) breaking with the longstanding conservative emphasis on slashing the top marginal tax rate and focusing on payroll taxes instead, which would be a solid step toward a more plausible right-of-center domestic policy.
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This represents a solid step forward on the path toward effective hybrid toxins for targeted cancer therapy.
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Letson, in his introduction, described Spencer as a white nationalist who "sees Trump's election as the first solid steps toward a new post-America whites-only nation".
Since 1999 we've taken solid steps toward democracy and instituted major constitutional amendments.
The death of Yasir Arafat, on Nov. 11, reawakened tender hopes that the Israelis and Palestinians might finally take solid steps toward peace.
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