"procedural step" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used in legal or technical contexts to refer to a specific action or process that needs to be followed in order to complete a task or achieve a goal. For example: "The first procedural step in filing a lawsuit is to gather all relevant evidence." "In order to complete the registration process, please follow these procedural steps."
This is really a positive procedural step forward".
In a statement Visa Europe described the commission's move as a "procedural step" and promised to continue its dialogue with the regulator.
Mr. Daschle presented the Democrats' delaying tactics as a procedural step to postpone a panel vote until the file on Mr. Ashcroft is complete.
The next procedural step is for the two sides to meet with Judge Jenkins on July 28 to discuss future steps, including reopening discovery.
And the majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, switched his vote to "no" at the last minute -- a procedural step that allows him to call for a revote.
See articleBarack Obama's proposal that millionaires pay at least 30% tax on their income failed to pass a procedural step in the Senate.
Mr. Cruz's "yes" vote angered fellow Senate Republicans, baffled Democrats and confused conservative activists who had mobilized to stand with him against any procedural step forward.
The Philippine House of Representatives voted on Monday to close debate and allow amendments on the bill — not final approval, but an important procedural step.
The recommendation follows a lengthy investigation by local magistrates into alleged tax fraud involving 3,000 French taxpayers and is a procedural step that brings the Swiss banking arm one step closer to a possible trial in France.
In a separate development, several senators including the government backbencher Cory Bernardi took the first procedural step towards a fresh attempt to amend the Racial Discrimination Act, prompting claims the timing was "insensitive".
In a first procedural step toward Senate debate, Mr. Reid on Tuesday night moved to put the House bill on the Senator calendar, from which he could call it up any time after Tuesday.
