The phrase "first step to achieve" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the initial action one needs to take in order to accomplish a goal. For example, "Developing a budget is the first step to achieve financial security."
First step to achieve more effectiveness would require sensors for monitoring of machine availability and quality of machining processes.
The first step to achieve this goal is the Modeling Business Process using UML (industry standard language).
The first step to achieve this goal was the installation of a central source code management system (SCM).
The first step to achieve this will consist of the inclusion of gene signatures in the design of clinical trials with new drugs.
As the first step to achieve that, this paper proposes a method to analyze the context that prevents realization of the desired value proposition.
The first step to achieve success in the experiment is the tuning of the optical system using backward optical transition radiation (OTR).
A first step to achieving standardisation within emergency planning is elucidation of national training competencies.
To compare group results, a normalized Constant score is needed, and the first step to achieving normalization involves statistically establishing the gender differences and age-related decline.
The four boys and two girls listening to Eric Mamboue's pep talk in Bangui, the capital of a country condemned to decades of conflict by geography, misgovernance and malice, might be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed, but they do actually cherish big hopes and dreams, and know that staying in school is the first step to achieving them.
