"mark a step forward" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to make progress or move forward in a certain direction. Example: "The implementation of the new technology marked a step forward in the company's efficiency and productivity."
The SCAR report does not mark a step forward in that quantitative modelling.
Although the USDA's announcement might mark a step forward for "pink slime" critics, Siegel isn't ready to claim her victory, yet.
If it becomes law, the new measure will mark a step forward because, first of all, it removes any conceivable doubt about the legal prohibition on Members of Congress and their staffs who might be tempted into insider trading.
While the measures mark a step forward from previous years, they still compromise amid push-back from Congress to keep pizza and french fries on the menu -- counting both the tomato paste on pizza and the potatoes that make fries as vegetables.
Though the issuing of licenses appears to mark a step forward for Saudi Arabia, considered one of the world's most oppressive countries for women, the arrest last month of several women's rights activists ― including some who'd advocated for the right to drive ― has cast a dark shadow on the occasion. .
It also marks a step forward for international justice.
"The Day He Arrives" marks a step forward for an artist who keeps taking steps forward.
The question is whether, despite that, it marked a step forward for free trade.
But the new deployment of advisers marks a step forward, Melnik said.
The move marks a step forward for the countries directly affected by Boko Haram's violence.
But Ms. McLean is confident that "Revealing Bodies" marks a step forward rather than a retreat.
