Sentence examples for but a step in from inspiring English sources

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But a step in the right direction.

"It's a small step, but a step in the right direction".

Not quite a user-generated Street View, but a step in that direction.

That is still small potatoes by Hollywood standards, but a step in what the studios consider the right direction.

Last month President Obama finally unveiled a serious economic stimulus plan — far short of what I'd like to see, but a step in the right direction.

Maria Damanaki, the EU fisheries chief, said: "It was a compromise, but a step in the right direction, a step forward, [and] workable".

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In Washington, Ross said this announcement covered 10 items, but was a step in the right direction.

She said the detectors were "not a perfect solution" to convict offenders but were "a step in the direction".

But it was a step in the right direction.

But theirs is a step in the right direction.

But this is a step in the right direction.

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