'thoughtful steps' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it as a metaphor for making decisions or taking steps with consideration and mindfulness. For example: "The CEO made thoughtful steps to ensure the success of the business."
But this initiative represents the administration's first thoughtful steps in fulfilling President Obama's commitment to defining a lasting rule of law for this brave new world.
Out of our pain and thoughtful steps onward, the world is guaranteed an enormous gain.
Deborah Hoffman, a spokeswoman for the corrections department, told the Times Tuesday that the agency "has taken thoughtful steps over the past two years to improve security housing units because these units serve a vital role in state prisons, keeping staff and other inmates safe from the same violent gangs leading the hunger strike and terrorizing communities across California".
So, succinctly stated, the keys we have found to be most useful to parents trying to navigate homework hell are to first do your best to understand what your child is experiencing, and then taking calm, thoughtful steps to address the difficulty at home, as we discussed earlier (please see "The Dancing Parent: Navigating Homework Hell," Parts 1 and 2).
On that more modest measure, the ESI is a thoughtful step in the right direction.
We tried to make it a thoughtful step.
If, instead, we take a Slow Medicine approach -- identifying the root cause of our health challenges, then creating a thoughtful, step-by-step and long-term response to it -- we effectively bring ourselves back into balance.
President Eisgruber's open letter to the Princeton University community is a thoughtful first step, in my opinion, for opening dialogue about Wilson's prejudices and actions as head of the University and head of state.
It represents a thoughtful and valuable step toward allowing patients to control decisions about their own health care.
Thoughtful people who stepped back to question this shibboleth came to realize that red wine did not always go so well with cheese.
We all agree that something meaningful needs to be done to stop the rampant theft of our products, and this bill is a thoughtful and measured step in the right direction.
