'The Chucky Taylor case is a dramatic step forward in support of holding torturers criminally accountable,' says Morton Sklar, executive director of the World Organization for Human Rights USA.
But for a hospital to close one of its major surgical divisions for even a few days is a dramatic step, Dr. LaRosa said, adding that the move was intended to "get everybody's attention" inside the hospital.
Threatening to cut funding to Cyprus's banks is a dramatic step by the European Central Bank, but it reflects fears that Europe's central bank itself could suffer significant losses if a bank run began in Cyprus.
This would be a dramatic step beyond the current therapy of choice--ancient but effective--of bloodletting, the periodic removal of blood from the patient to eliminate excess iron.
Answering his own question, he said Bertelsmann was prepared to take what for it would be a dramatic step to maintain its competitiveness.
Antonios S. Kireopoulos, the director of interfaith relations and associate general secretary of the National Council of Churches, said, "It's a dramatic step, but it's out of frustration that the situation in Israel/Palestine is not moving along constructively".
It was a dramatic step for the organizers of one of the world's most prestigious and popular races, but the 116th edition of the marathon was unseasonably steamy, reaching 89 degrees Fahrenheit by 12 30 p.m., about 32 degrees Celsius.
If it's a dramatic step backward, the Jets will feel pressure to do what the Broncos did last season: turn to Tebow and pray that his unique style can grind them to victory.
LONDON — To many in Britain, the prosecutors' decision on Tuesday to lay criminal charges against eight of the most prominent figures in British tabloid journalism over the past decade was a dramatic step toward exacting accountability for the tangled web of wrongdoing in Rupert Murdoch's London newsrooms.
Banning meetings altogether may be a dramatic step, but there are ways to assure that your company never has a bad meeting again.
