The archbishop's statement is the most solid official step yet in a long march toward schism.

Only after many years the Surinamese government took the first official legal steps toward clarifying the case.

About on her 15th birthday she took official steps to be recognized as a Bahá'í.

He took the first official step last year, when he formed an exploratory committee.

It is not likely to tolerate any official steps to rehabilitate Hikmet.

This was the first official step toward Vermont's independence.

However, it was not until 1974 that official steps were taken to form a community college within the district boundaries.

Its first official step was early this decade, as part of the largest land-claim settlement in Canadian history.

This act was the first official step taken to helping people become more educated in the field of corporation's pollutants and their actions.

Thus, his helpful offering is neither a "plan" nor a "solid official step," but rather a further step along our journey together.