Synonym: deputise, deputize, interfere, interpose, intervene, substitute. Similar words: step by step, step, steps, in step, step up, weeping, keep in mind, housekeeping. Meaning: v. 1. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force 2. act as a substitute step-in. n. short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural).
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121. The federal lawsuit asks a judge to step in and halt the project until the environmental issues are sorted out.
122. One possible solution is for the last step in the procedure to be the subject of a strict time limit.
123. However, sharing the parenting is only the first step in the process of modernizing motherhood and restructuring family life.
124. The first step in repairing a relationship is a willingness to communicate.
125. Fortunately, the next step in the research process supplied the missing piece of the puzzle.
126. I believe that doing so is a step in the tough task of getting ready to capitalise on economic recovery.
127. Public enterprises run little risk of bankruptcy, and if targets are not met, governments usually step in to cover deficits.
128. Implementing Cadbury will therefore be an experimental step in the right direction.
129. Kissinger finally got the interim agreement through the Senate, thereby completing the first step in linkage.
130. Often, the first and most critical step in creating a Great Group is recruiting.
131. Re-thinking our management techniques would be an important step in the right direction.
132. It was a further step in their development on the road to possible overall victory at this stadium on Sunday.
133. Jack and I felt that sparing our parents needless anxiety was an important step in becoming adults.
134. The discovery of penicillin was a gigantic step in the treatment of infections.
135. Only a missionary would see this as a positive step in and of itself.
136. Silicone lubricant enhances recovery of nucleic acids after phenol-chloroform extraction Phenol-chloroform extraction is a major step in the purification of nucleic acids.
137. Piot said the commitment to very low drug prices is only one step in a complex process.
138. They said the cabinet's resignation could only be a first step in an attempt to regain credibility.
139. So the first step in treating peripheral neuropathy is maintenance of tight control of blood glucose levels.
140. This would be a first step in working towards forming international links and networks.
141. It is at these times that fate may appear to step in and take over the proceedings.
142. Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation. Oscar Wilde 
143. Are you ready to put down a specific business plan or road map as the next step in achieving your mission?
144. Between tests,[www.Sentencedict.com] the emergency services showed how they have to step in when bad driving takes its toll.
145. Supporters like Jim Cummins maintain that heritage language teaching is an important step in helping immigrant students realize their potential.
146. Increasing resort to factory production is a late step in matching output to a rising market.
147. For many young academics they provide the first step in the ladder of publications, now an essential requisite for career advancement.
148. The first step in managing that diversity was being able to discern key differences.
149. Emotional thinking, the next step in emotional develop-ment, and attention also go hand in hand.
150. In a leaderless group, a manager might step in to end the conflict and even offer a solution.
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