Sentence examples for a step that seems from inspiring English sources

With the Explorer series, Nonesuch took a step that seems obvious only in retrospect: opening up the delights of world music by mingling the scholarly and the sensuous.

The Israeli government has a plan for disengaging from the Gaza Strip that includes dismantling settlements, a step that seems in line with international demands that it curb settlement growth.

The foreign lenders to the project, frustrated for nearly two years in their efforts to obtain repayment, started an international arbitration proceeding in London last week -- a step that seems certain to further embitter their tug of war with the project's Indian creditors.

AUSTRIA: EUROPEAN PANEL PICKED -- The European Court of Human Rights appointed three men to a panel that will study Austria's human rights record and the political nature of Jorg Haider's far-right Freedom Party, a step that seems to be ending Austria's political isolation.

In a step that seems striking in a state as diverse as New York, the State Board of Regents scheduled the two-day, six-hour English Regents exam -- which is required for high-school graduation -- today and tomorrow, on the first and second day of the Lunar New Year.

"That is a step that seems obvious.

In October, Russia and China vetoed a resolution on Syria drafted by European countries, in a step that seemed to embolden Mr. Assad's government.

And he promised a referendum on a new constitution in March, a step that seemed pale before the scale of the crisis, which has emerged as one of the bloodiest of the uprisings that began in the Arab world a year ago.

The administration started informal talks with the Senate about the three trade deals early this month, a step that seemed to reflect confidence on both sides that a deal can be done.

He promised to hold a referendum on a new constitution in March, a step that seemed to pale before the enormity of the crisis, one of the bloodiest of the uprisings that began to sweep the Arab world more than a year ago.

Russia also increased the penalties for libel and slander — a step that seemed intended to intimidate critics of government officials.