This may be an early step towards the emergence of a new species.

However, its financial state has been shaky almost since its early steps.

But here they had gone far beyond those early steps.

The first public demonstration of the invention occurred five days later as an early step toward the information age.

His research in molecular structure was one of the early steps leading to modern atomic theory.

Green mix is an early step in the manufacturing of black powder for explosives.

An early step in the Office's research was to review state statutes to learn which, if any, afford moral rights protection.

Development of the basic scrolling and movement was another early step.

But supposing the next step was to be something even more different from the earlier steps than they ever dreamed of?

But the early steps have been calculated not to interfere with the Bush administration's campaign to build diplomatic and political support for taking action.