The phrase "constitutes a first step" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when describing a process or a series of actions, and you want to highlight the importance of the first step in that process. Example: "Understanding and acknowledging the problem constitutes a first step towards finding a solution."
This also constitutes a first step in exploring the molecular biologic basis of various diseases.
"This election constitutes a first step on the path to reform, which should lead to a deepening of democracy and human rights," he said at a news conference.
It also constitutes a first step toward the development of electrodeless GHz piezoelectric biosensing platforms based on AlN and trichlorosilane surface chemistry.
This paper examines the theoretical basis of the proposed referencing method and constitutes a first step in the practical design of such optical sensors.
This study constitutes a first step toward understanding of the antifolate-PvDHFR molecular interactions and possible rationalization of resistance in vivax malaria.
Simple and flexible, the obtained model constitutes a first step toward quantitative comprehension of the impact of external parameters on the turbidity current dynamics and on the organisation of the subsequent depositional sequences.
This approach may constitute a first step in soil quality assessment in a broad landscape scale.
The findings constitute a first step towards a structural and scripted FEA framework to speed the development and qualification of composite aircraft structures.
Our findings constitute a first step toward capturing pluripotent stem cells with extraembryonic developmental potentials in culture and open new avenues for basic and translational research.
The results of the study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, are considered preliminary, but constitute a first step toward developing a clinical test to determine the presence of C.T.E. in living players, as well as early signs and potential risk.
Label propagation approaches constitute a first step in that direction [71, 89].
