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The centrists tell the left that they are out of touch with the reality of how conservative this country is and don't appreciate the difficulty of moving even a few baby-steps to the left.
Adam Neiman: The Blame Game Adam Neiman 2010
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Appearances are that this is the baby-steps stage of exactly that phenomenon.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
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Appearances are that this is the baby-steps stage of exactly that phenomenon.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
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I guess in fairness, the recent Google success for microformats is also a success for RDF (a) – but I do very much agree that the baby-steps approach of microformats means adoption is far more likely. and definitely an easier sell!
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Or will even baby-steps toward change spark massive protests, as did mild attempts at labor market reform did only recently?
European Union 2009
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Appearances are that this is the baby-steps stage of exactly that phenomenon.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
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I think it makes a big difference to just start taking baby-steps away from the industrial food system.
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Will President Obama give a grandiose speech followed by more politically expedient baby-steps, or will he set America on a new path?
Philip Radford: President Obama: Give Us Our Future Back 2010
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When word got out in the black communities that "Thurgood's coming," they would often drive for miles to see "Mr. Civil Rights" argue a case, and Marshall knew his performances, and the appearances of black, college educated witnesses were important baby-steps toward racial equality.
Gilbert King: Mockingbird at 50: Thurgood Marshall and Atticus Finch Gilbert King 2010
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When word got out in the black communities that "Thurgood's coming," they would often drive for miles to see "Mr. Civil Rights" argue a case, and Marshall knew his performances, and the appearances of black, college educated witnesses were important baby-steps toward racial equality.
Gilbert King: Mockingbird at 50: Thurgood Marshall and Atticus Finch 2010
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