Sentence examples for a step far from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a step far" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an incomplete or incorrect version of the expression "a step too far."
Example: "I think that suggestion is a step too far in terms of what we can realistically achieve."
Alternatives: "an overreach" or "exceeding limits."

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That was a step far short of embracing democracy.

"It was a step far above what I think would be normally done by a graduate adviser, in terms of supporting me as a Native American," says Aikin, an enrolled member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, who now works as a tribal liaison for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Obama is a step, and a step far superior to electing another Republican.

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But the euro increasingly appears to be a step too far, or perhaps not far enough.

So far the West considers that a step too far.

A step too far?

Maybe that's a step too far.

Yeah, I went a step too far.

The goggles are a step too far.

A step too far, surely.

That might be a step too far.

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