Sentences with phrase «step in the right direction toward»

Ryan Petty, father of Alaina Petty, 14, who was killed in the attack, wrote to lawmakers urging them to pass the bill as a step in the right direction toward gun control.

«Any threat like this against a religiously affiliated institution is simply unacceptable, and the passage of today's bill is a step in the right direction toward ending this violence and hate.»

«These bills are a step in the right direction toward campaign finance reform,» Cusick said.

While some gun rights advocates hailed the MOU as a step in the right direction toward their ultimate goal of full repeal, something to which the governor would never agree, others derided it as meaningless lip service, and an effort by Cuomo to help Flanagan placate those on the right who are still seething over his «yes» vote on the SAFE Act in January 2013.

«Limiting ICE's access to detainees at Riker's Island is a very important step in the right direction toward protecting our immigrant communities,» said City Council Education Committee Chair and Bills Co-Sponsor Daniel Dromm.

Senator Antoine M. Thompson said: «Establishing the High Speed Rail Planning Board and investing $ 2.5 million for a facility in Niagara Falls is a step in the right direction toward economic promise for Western New York and the entire State.

What's more, this project is a big step in the right direction toward bringing transparency to Albany and promoting dialogue between public officials and the people they serve.»

Nevertheless, the work is a step in the right direction toward bridging the gap between the two old hypotheses, he says.

If anything, it implies a slow methodical step in the right direction toward some particular goal, often one which may frighten us.

Although this is a small study, it is a step in the right direction toward the recognition of non-celiac gluten sensitivity in the pediatric population, and I am thankful that there is finally a research study to support its existence.

This is the first step in the right direction toward ensuring that our students, as they step into high schools, remain on track to graduate college and become career - ready.

Friedman posited that combining what students do outside of school with what they do inside the classroom is a critical step in the right direction toward engaging and motivating students to succeed in an economically diverse world.

Patrick (of Querytracker) is thinking about putting together a database of professional services for Indie authors (I've been giving my 2cents on what would be helpful for indie authors), which could be a great step in the right direction toward having flat rate services available to indies.

These developments are a step in the right direction toward helping consumers with debt management.

I know I won't be able to repeat that kind of YOY improvement in percentage terms moving forward, but I think 2015 will be another huge step in the right direction toward financial independence.

The new law, and others like it around the nation, is a huge step in the right direction toward eventually putting an end to commercial mass breeding operations, also known as puppy and kitten mills, and ultimately saving countless lives.

Steam has already taken steps in the right direction toward peer review by offering user reviews on the site, taking the extra step of highlighting this before purchase could help consumers make better informed decisions about where to spend their hard earned money.

«Plug - ins are a step in the right direction toward achieving our climate goals.

WASHINGTON — American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on the House's FY2016 budget: «The House budget is a step in the right direction toward encouraging more domestic energy development and winding down the Obama administration's reckless green energy spending.

Others agreed that while the law is a step in the right direction toward a cleaner energy system, more could be done.

A simple coding layout is a step in the right direction toward de-mystifying the process and creating a more efficient, more consistent review and QC cycle.

Not exact matches

But if crusade evangelists are taking a step in «the right direction,» what is the direction they are stepping toward?

Perhaps, when taken together, they sound unduly modest to some, small steps toward a distant goal, but they are steps that move in the right direction.

Celebrating a step in the right direction doesn't mean that we won't continue moving toward our end goal, so when your school makes a change for the better, spread the word!

«The indictment is a meaningful step in the right direction in the march toward justice for the family of Akai Gurley.

Any step toward a toxin - free lifestyle is a step in the right direction!

Though ensuring that all schools have teachers with the correct licenses and a baseline of years of experience are definitely steps in the right direction, much more work remains to be done to move toward true teacher equity in Minnesota.

Counting award nights toward elite status eligibility is a step in the right direction for Hyatt, which obliterated its loyalty program and changed from the Gold Passport to the World of Hyatt last year.

I suppose any time someone makes Mickey look like the bad guy, they're moving in a step toward the right direction.

Though far from perfect, Color Splash is a definite step in the right direction and goes a long way toward overcoming its shortfalls with some good old - fashioned heart.

This show, a conscious step toward recognizing the abstraction that lurks in landscape - loving Maine, is one in the right direction.

In recent years, our politics has tended toward incremental proposals made up of small policies designed to avoid offending special interests, alternating with occasional baby steps in the right directioIn recent years, our politics has tended toward incremental proposals made up of small policies designed to avoid offending special interests, alternating with occasional baby steps in the right directioin the right direction.

Once one learns about their storied past, the breathtaking possibilities of their restoration to New York become crisp and clear: a step back in the right direction toward biodiversity, local food production and consumption, as well as perhaps becoming the jewel in the crown of remediation on America's most polluted waterway Newtown Creek.

Working toward calm and cooperative communication with your spouse is a step in the right direction.