Sentences with phrase «step in the direction»

By learning to live as full, rich, and enjoyable a life in one place as I did traveling, I took a step in that direction.

The merger between freelance marketplaces oDesk and Elance last month might represent one major step in this direction.

That, of course, is the ultimate goal of the euro area, but irrevocable intermediate steps in that direction will lead to jointly determined fiscal policies and conditional financial transfers.

And Valeant confirmed that it had taken steps in that direction.

On Tuesday, Facebook announced a new set of community standards and a revamped appeals process, which Zuckerberg called a «first step in this direction is creating full transparency about our current rules and how we enforce them.»

Tumblr took a step in this direction in February when it hired its own editors, while LinkedIn (LNKD) continued to aggregate and build out original content as part of an effort it launched in 2011.

Still, $ 502 million is not a bad step in that direction.

By establishing a standard for measuring such efforts, B Corporations are a step in that direction — giving social entrepreneurs a place in the legal infrastructure of the corporate system and investors a framework for assessing their performance.

The company's preparing to do as much with increasing intensity: a recent expansion into a massive new facility in Florida is one major step in that direction.

EBay is taking steps in this direction.

While Apple has made no announcements related to its possible plans in virtual reality and augmented reality, the reported Bowman pickup could be an important step in that direction.

Getting the operating system out there more broadly, and promoting new devices, are both big steps in that direction.

«A further step in that direction would really turn the UK into a tax haven type of economy,» he said, adding that there were practical and domestic political barriers to doing this.

Its acquisition of digital ad exchange MoPub, a marketplace where ad buyers and sellers can do business in real time, announced yesterday, is a major step in that direction.

While Amazon has denied that it wants to build a full - scale logistics business that could rival UPS or FedEx, taking more control of its sellers» deliveries is certainly a step in that direction.

The effort to expand in six more locations this year appears to be a step in that direction.

«Our company's success is the result of our focus on identifying early - stage consumer trends, and this is another step in that direction,» Constellation Brands CEO Rob Sands said in a statement.

This trip past the Moon, whenever it occurs, will be a step in that direction.

The best they can hope for are slow, incremental steps in that direction.

One step in this direction was Uber's recent acquisition of Otto, a 90 - plus - person technology start - up whose «mission is to rethink transportation, starting with self - driving trucks.»

Facebook took a small step in this direction in August when it announced that it would begin penalizing stories with «clickbait» headlines.

• Justin Trudeau's proposal to eliminate loopholes in the small business tax is a modest step in the direction of tax fairness and Finance Minister Bill Morneau is, in many ways, an ideal spear - carrier for reform.

-- Justin Trudeau's proposal to eliminate loopholes in the small business tax is a modest step in the direction of tax fairness and Finance Minister Bill Morneau is, in many ways, an ideal spear - carrier for reform.

Ottawa took a real step in that direction today.

Yesterday, Bell took a major step in that direction as it asked the CRTC to rescind its order banning simultaneous substitution from the Super Bowl broadcast in Canada.

Pretty spectacular if you ask me, however this is but a small step in the direction of financial independence, so even though I missed all of my goals last year, I am going to again set the bar high, as I don't want there to be any easy goals.

Facebook has again promised to take steps in this direction, but the company needs to follow through this time.

It's a step in the direction of hard science, without all the effort and due diligence needed to arrive at hard data.

In 2008, the company made a small but significant step in that direction by acquiring boutique chip maker P.A. Semi.

He'd already taken a step in that direction back in June when he announced the last rate cut and first revealed the bank's asset - backed securities purchasing program and Targeted Longer - Term Refinancing Operations (TLTROs), but now he's reinforced that message with more measures.

«We've always believed that the crowdfunding industry needs an industry - wide secondary market to achieve its full potential, and the addition of EarlyShares to CFX Markets is a big step in that direction,» said CFX Markets Managing Director Juan Hernandez.

As conditions have improved in the global economy, a number of central banks have withdrawn some monetary stimulus and further steps in this direction are expected.

Agnosticism is just a step in the direction of Atheism, it does not have the high ground since it gives equal credibility to belief and no belief in religion... they are not equal.

In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI endorsed the use of condoms for male prostitutes, saying condoms «can be a first step in the direction of a moralization, a first assumption of responsibility,» and could help «in the intention of reducing the risk of infection.»

And it seemed like communal living was a step in that direction.

Every time they took a step in the wrong direction, the guide would prevented them taking another step in that direction, but would allow them to continue if they took a step in the right direction.

I choose to take his statement at face - value, and trust that he will take steps in this direction.

Voluntary submission to a rule of impartial law that values heterogeneity and diversity of opinion and belief is a step in that direction.

For all you know, one step in any direction might lead you off cliff.

Let's be honest, keeping our minds constantly on Christ is a bit of a daunting task, but I think we can take steps in that direction by remembering who God is and what He has done for us.

A step in its direction is a step towards a deeper look at the meaning of liturgical renewal and its musical implementation.

Your appreciation of their small, tentative steps in that direction can encourage them to risk moving further toward responsible adulthood.

Thus, in the very things most characteristic of the religion of ancient man, namely altars, sacrifices and temples, the prophets of Israel took the first steps in the direction of their abolition, for YHWH, being wholly different from the ancient gods, neither required the old cultic offerings, nor did He dwell in a house made by hands.

The Family Security Act of 1988 is a step in this direction at the national level.

Furthermore, spiritual tyranny was but another step in the direction of political tyranny.

The Universal Declaration was the first step in this direction.

This essay is intended as an initial step in that direction — an initial step because it will not be possible for me in this, or in any single, article to explicate the principle's full meaning and import.

We propose two steps in that direction.

When you accept the notion that senseless death and destruction is a fact of life that can not be attributed to any supernatural force, you are taking the right step in the direction of healing.

I was hoping that O'Dell's book would be a step in that direction.