Sentence examples for decisive steps toward from inspiring English sources

It was in the provinces, however, that the republican coinage took the decisive steps toward its finally imperial character.

Others ponder whether the move was made to curry favor with the West, which has been pressing the government to take some decisive steps toward democracy.

National governments in Africa have taken decisive steps toward integrating regional markets, which will reduce costs and increase opportunities for entrants.

U.S. and Israeli officials share an assessment that, though Iran is building up nuclear capability, it has not taken decisive steps toward building a bomb.

While other states take large, decisive steps toward growth-promoting tax reform, Governor McAuliffe takes baby steps toward change.

A negotiation with the guerrillas is a decisive step toward this achievement.

The Marlins took a decisive step toward victory with a four-run third inning.

In the United States a decisive step toward regulation of transportation was taken with the Act to Regulate Commerce of 1887.

A decisive step toward changing market incentives would be to expand product liability law to include software products.

It will mark a decisive step toward dampening the absolutist ambitions of the warring parties, increasing the incentive to cut a deal, particularly as conflict fatigue sets in.

The airline industry took a decisive step toward greater concentration on Thursday with the announcement that American Airlines and US Airways had agreed to merge, forming the nation's biggest airline.