For that, the Japanese have taken the costly step of recruiting and training European suppliers.

He challenged the rationale for such costly steps.

Then in a decade or two, we can decide whether to proceed with other, costlier steps.

The settlement is another costly step for the company in its long climb toward recovery.

Newer mills, in contrast, use continuous casting to eliminate many costly steps.

But analysts called it a potentially costly step.

That's a costly but vital step in averting a significant threat to the global environment.

He denounced the idea of an independent system operator as an unnecessary and costly step that would mandate a government structure with more rules.

Red mercury was speculated to eliminate this costly and time-consuming step.

Some steps, much less costly, are being taken.