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01. I don't know what you've [stepped] in, but your shoes smell terrible.
02. As I walked home through the park late at night, I could here the sound of [steps] following behind me.
03. Marie Anne du Deffand once remarked that it is only the first [step] that is difficult.
04. The first [step] in getting over your alcoholism is admitting you have a problem.
05. Don't [step] in the milk I spilled on the floor.
06. Winning this race is the runner's last [step] in qualifying for the Olympics.
07. Cal took a [step] closer to the door.
08. She gets really nervous as soon as she [steps] on a plane.
09. A baby horse must take its first [steps] within moments of being born.
10. Benjamin Disraeli once observed that to be conscious that you are ignorant is a great [step] to knowledge.
11. Chinese sage Lao-Tzu observed that a journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single [step].
12. Heraclitus noted that you cannot [step] twice into the same river, for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
13. A wise person once said that the whole world [steps] aside for the man who knows where he is going.
14. Nelson Boswell once said that the first and most important [step] toward success is the feeling that we can succeed.
15. There is a Chinese proverb which notes that he who thinks too much about every [step] he takes will stay on one leg all his life.
16. There is an old proverb which notes that the first [step] toward greatness is to be honest.
17. There is a Yiddish proverb which states that from success to failure is one [step], but from failure to success is a long road.
18. The average person takes 8,000 to 10,000 [steps] a day.
19. Astronaut Neil Armstrong first [stepped] on the moon with his left foot.
20. There are 1,792 [steps] leading to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • step — [step] n. [ME steppe < OE stepe, akin to Ger stapf < IE base * steb(h) , post (> STAMP): basic sense “to stamp feet”] 1. the act of moving and placing the foot forward, backward, sideways, up, or down, as in walking, dancing, or climbing …   English World dictionary

  • Step 7 — ist die aktuelle Programmiersoftware der Simatic S7 SPS Familie der Firma Siemens AG und ist der Nachfolger von Step 5. Step 7 beherrscht in der Basisversion folgende nach der DIN EN 61131 3 genormten Programmiersprachen: FBS… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • step*/*/*/ — [step] noun [C] I 1) a movement made by putting one foot in front of the other, or the sound that your feet make while you are walking I could hear the steps coming closer.[/ex] The postbox is just a few steps from my front door.[/ex] Tom took a… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • step — ► NOUN 1) an act of lifting and setting down the foot or alternate feet, as in walking. 2) the distance covered by a step. 3) informal a short and easily walked distance. 4) a flat surface on which to place one s foot when moving from one level… …   English terms dictionary

  • Step — Step, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stepping}.] [AS. st[ae]ppan; akin to OFries. steppa, D. stappen to step, stap a step, OHG. stepfen to step, G. stapfe a footstep, OHG. stapfo, G. stufe a step to step on; cf. Gr. ? to shake… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Step — simulando un sistema a base de gasolina. Desarrollador …   Wikipedia Español

  • Step — Step, n. [AS. st[ae]pe. See {Step}, v. i.] 1. An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace. [1913 Webster] 2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • step on it — or[step on the gas] {v. phr.} 1. To push down on the gas pedal to make a car go faster. * /Be very careful when you step on the gas. Don t go too fast./ Compare: GIVE IT THE GUN. 2. {informal} To go faster; hurry. * /Step on it, or we ll be late… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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