The phrase "action a step" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to taking action as part of a process or plan, but it lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "To achieve our goals, we need to take action a step at a time."
Alternatives: "take action" or "move forward".
This is "unschooling" in action, a step beyond home education because children decide what they'd like to learn and when.
But Mr. Bush has not said whether he will seek to overturn the action, a step that could be accomplished only through cumbersome new rule-making proceedings or action by Congress.
Gov. Gray Davis, who has attacked the commission for not taking enough action to address California's crisis, called the commission's action "a step in the right direction" but said that the federal government needed to do more to ensure that spot prices were reasonable and past overcharges addressed.
The possibility that Picard would revise or add to his broadly drawn, 373-page lawasit was raised Tuesday when Burton R. Lifland, the United States bankruptcy court judge who is overseeing the case, gave Picard until March 18 to amend the legal action, a step that is common in litigation.
Thus, the president may personally solicit huge contributions from corporations and wealthy donors for Organizing for Action, a step that would threaten to inject the president personally and directly into the potential exchange of large donations for governmental favors or the appearance of such potential exchanges.
As a result, Mr. Hague said, members of the rescue team had been disciplined "for failing to provide a complete and full account of their actions," a step he applauded.
Mr. Clohessy called the archdiocese's actions "a step in the right direction," but added that he and others remained skeptical of Cardinal Egan because of his record in Bridgeport, and suggested that the cardinal might have acted to salvage his reputation.
The I.O.C.'s current action is a step toward the ideal that the Olympics represent.
Its time for much more determined action and a step change in reform".
But converting that sentiment to action is a step they have not yet taken.
Any form of action is a step in the right direction.
