The tests are the first step in human clinical trials of two vaccine candidates developed at the University of Cape Town.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

Still,EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki said the meeting took "a step in the right direction for sustainable management" of bluefin tuna.

VOA: special.2010.12.14

So they took an extreme step. They formed their own government in opposition to the elected government of the territory.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

She suspects that chimps may be a step ahead of humans in how their bodies deal with the virus.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

But he was also right that it would be the first step toward ending slavery in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

Professor Christiano says the next step is to repeat the study in future research, with a larger number of patients.

VOA: special.2011.04.05

Yet the passage of these three amendments to the Constitution was still a historic step in making blacks full and equal citizens.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

As a final step there are plans to pump in mud and cement from below through relief wells.

VOA: special.2010.08.07

Mark Bedau of Reed College in Oregon says Mister Venter's work marks an important step over traditional genetic engineering of individual genes.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

The first step in pressing the oil from seeds is to crush the seeds between two stones.

VOA: special.2009.09.29

The civil war in Greece ended. American help for Greece and Turkey was the first step in what became known as the "Truman Doctrine."

VOA: special.2011.08.04

The primary election in New Hampshire was the first step of the presidential nominating process.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

"Today,in the face of violence from those who would only destroy, Iraqis took a step forward in the hard work of building up their country.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

The scientists say the monkeys represent an important step in how researchers study human disease.

VOA: special.2009.06.23