In many ways, for those of us who follow this extremely tense story of the country, hour by hour, the unlawful seizure came as no surprise, but only as a bigger stepping stone laid on the path to sheer fascism.
Mr Chunang says it would see autonomy only as a stepping-stone to independence, and that the TYC's commitment to non-violence might weaken when the Dalai Lama dies.
The Reform Government Surveillance coalition also recommitted to reforms beyond the USA Freedom Act, describing it only as a step in the right direction.
Interest should climb further when the FSC introduces a watered-down form of certification designed to make life easier for timber companies in the developing world, albeit only as a step towards a full-strength version.
But Gibraltarians were outraged, and Spain was interested in the plan only as a step towards recovering the full sovereignty which was ceded in the Treaty of Utretcht in 1713.
For the producer countries, going easy on drug-users while insisting that the product remain illegal is the worst of all worlds.Stir it upThat is why decriminalisation makes sense only as a step towards legalisation.
In contrast, Upanishadic thinkers did not seek to build an ideal society, and regarded Earthly existence only as a "stepping-stone to something higher"; their focus was to attain moksha or deliverance from the endless cycle of birth and death.
However, NMR did not seem to consider Trump's win a victory for the likeminded – only as a step in the right direction towards their ultimate goal of a white supremacy.
The Deans are among numerous young couples today that opt to co-parent an animal, not only as a step toward deepening their commitment, but also as a test of their ability to work together to nurture another living thing -- a child, most importantly.
