1.   A first step could be to increase regulation, leading to reduction and finally abolition of arms trading.

2.   A first step is to try to raise our own awareness of the issues involved in multicultural education generally.

3.   A first step must be to restrict any military hardware sales to defensive weapons.

4.   A first step to improvement for work-inhibited children occurs when they begin to seek assistance.

5.   A first step toward secularization was the separation from the Church of Rome and the beginnings of toleration of religious diversity.

6.   A good first step would be to close the loophole in that conflict-of-interest clause.

7.   A sick child was the first step toward utter family ruin.

8.   A trust has now been able to acquire it and take the first steps towards long-term restoration.

9.   Accordingly I directed my researches to the first steps on the ladder, the branch and workshop.