Blade had expected great things of the people of this Dimension once they got started on the road back toward civilization.

The survivors then began marching southward toward civilization, and safety, as they thought.

This is the first step toward civilization, and a long one.

The story ends with humanity struggling back toward civilization, building settlements, and restoring order.

Even when he got that far back toward civilization, he might find himself in lonely territory without much traffic.

Some might see this as a step from discontents toward civilization.

From then on, they made rapid progress toward civilization and culture and military might.

They have an organized society, and anybody who has that is starting toward civilization.

Oenophiles might toast it as the first step toward civilization.

Eventually she succeeded and began walking slowly toward civilization.