Mercedes describes the hybrid as being a "pioneering step on the way to the electrification of the automobile".

This could be considered a pioneering step towards the use of engine management systems, like that later used by the Allison V-1710.

Since Disney's pioneering step, several national retailers have opened on 125th Street, and more are coming.

The three-day meeting was regarded as a pioneering step toward curriculum improvement.

"I think it shows that Colorado is at long last getting serious about meeting air quality standards and is willing to take pioneering steps."

In the past few years, it has taken pioneering steps in developing a modern and internationally comparable retail network across the country.

Now the synagogue is further refining its identity with what some are calling a pioneering step.

Dawson called the testing at the amateur event a pioneering step and a good idea despite the expense.

It was a pioneering step, as practically all Christian institutions were headed by Europeans, then.

That would hardly qualify as a "pioneering step."