According to Lula, who was successful in getting the Argentinean and the Uruguayan presidents to go along with this recognition, "it is a step to move forward a stagnant peace process".

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"This is a chance to move Northern Ireland a whole step forward, " he said.

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"But a move to a two-tier system does not sound a good step forward, " he added, saying such a change would mean choices about children's futures being taken at too young an age.

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Now, the first step in building a new foundation that allows us to move forward has been to address the costs and risks that have made our economy less competitive -- outdated regulations, crushing health care costs, and a growing debt.

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"Overall I'm very optimistic and I think this is a good first step in the direction of allowing some research to move forward, " said Dr. John McDonald, director of the Spinal Cord Injury Unit at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

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"This settlement is a substantial step toward resolving all outstanding regulatory matters and allows the firm to move forward with confidence, " the company.

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"Yesterday was a significant step forward, but it is also the case that we need to move forward and start filling in more of the details, " he said.

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The next step is to nail down the remaining specifics on a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to move forward with all three agreements and with TAA, trade adjustment assistance, in a timely fashion.

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