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  • adjective In detail, describing each step precisely and in order.

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  • adjective one thing at a time

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Examples

  • Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi said the 22-nation bloc is not expected to take any drastic measures against Syria, but will engage in what he called "step-by-step persuasion" to resolve the crisis through negotiations.

    Syria's Assad Replaces Defense Minister, Arab Nations Recall Envoys 2011

  • Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi said the 22-nation bloc is not expected to take any drastic measures against Syria, but will engage in what he called "step-by-step persuasion" to resolve the crisis through negotiations.

    Syria's Assad Replaces Defense Minister, Arab Nations Recall Envoys 2011

  • FRANKFURT Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected joint euro zone bonds on Thursday as "absolutely wrong" and said restoring stability to the single currency bloc required a longer-term step-by-step approach.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • FRANKFURT Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected joint euro zone bonds on Thursday as "absolutely wrong" and said restoring stability to the single currency bloc required a longer-term step-by-step approach.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • The format of the series – Stewart in the kitchen walking viewers step-by-step through recipes – is at odds with much of the most popular food television today, which favors competitions and other reality-based programs.

    Martha Stewart To Cover Baking Basics In New Show AP 2011

  • These step-by-step processes offer the right balance of structure and adaptability to honor your personal preferences and power of choice.

    Lighten Up Peter Walsh 2011

  • Proof: These case studies will show you the step-by-step process to starting your own internet business and making money in 24 hours.

    Arielle Ford: Are You a Myth Buster? Arielle Ford 2011

  • My hope is that you, too, can turn your life around using the same step-by-step methods I used with Elly.

    Lighten Up Peter Walsh 2011

  • Proof: These case studies will show you the step-by-step process to starting your own internet business and making money in 24 hours.

    Arielle Ford: Are You a Myth Buster? Arielle Ford 2011

  • The format of the series – Stewart in the kitchen walking viewers step-by-step through recipes – is at odds with much of the most popular food television today, which favors competitions and other reality-based programs.

    Martha Stewart To Cover Baking Basics In New Show AP 2011

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