substantial step

基本解释

President Bush says it is a substantial step to provide additional liquidity to the U.S. financial system.
布什总统说，向美国金融体系提供更多流通资金是切实可行的步骤。
This is the bottom line: We can embrace this accord, take a substantial step forward, continue to refine it and build upon its foundation.
我们的底线是：我们接受这个协议，向前迈出实质性的一步，继续使之完善，在这个基础上再接再励。
As I said earlier this week in New York, all nations have a responsibility to meet this challenge, and together, we have taken a substantial step forward in meeting that responsibility.
正如本周早些时候我在纽约所言，所有国家都有责任迎接这一挑战，通过共同努力，我们在履行此项责任方面向前迈出了一大步。
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But is it a very strong and substantial step in the right direction?
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This is the bottom line: We can embrace this accord, take a substantial step forward, continue to refine it and build upon its foundation.
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