Noun : She looked on the governorship as a steppingstone to the presidency. From Dictionary.com.
For a coach, the SEC can hardly be called a steppingstone to the NFL, as many college jobs are. From Wordnik.com. [Get The Picture] Reference
When Petrino left, whether the next guy would consider U of L a steppingstone was a major concern. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Copenhagen a "steppingstone" toward a global, legally binding climate agreement, and spelled out U.S. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Climate change: India will be part of solution, says PM] Reference
S.me Copenhagen a "steppingstone" toward a global, legally binding climate agreement, and spelled out U.S. U.S. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to New Chameleon Species Discovered In East Africa] Reference
The next closest beneficial ''"steppingstone"'' subsystem function is not remotely close at this level of functional complexity. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
"It could be the steppingstone for a lot of things.". From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Maybe this is a steppingstone for other things to come. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 21, 2006] Reference
` ` It could be the steppingstone for a lot of things. ''. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Scores] Reference
Public housing then was a steppingstone, not a destination. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Housecleaning] Reference
"To us, this is a steppingstone to learning about yourself.". From Wordnik.com. [Ropes courses and zip lines turn exercise into an adventure] Reference
The interim authority will be a steppingstone in that process. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2003] Reference
Is this a steppingstone to managing in the big leagues some day?. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Retiring Gwynn ready for new career] Reference
"Hopefully, this fair is a steppingstone to international shows.". From Wordnik.com. [Iraq eyes future tourism] Reference
And they do see the military as a steppingstone to better their life. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2006] Reference
But if we interpose a steppingstone, we can build a bridge to justice. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Fuller: Dignity--A Unifying Value for American Politics] Reference
His failures will be used as a steppingstone for the new administration. From Wordnik.com. [Free Trade: Passing The Baton to Obama] Reference
Others see the community college as a steppingstone to higher education. From Wordnik.com. [Rising enrollment is a mark of success for new D.C. community college] Reference
I think for the most part this is a steppingstone for Indiana basketball. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Indiana's star fades in final] Reference
The DC Superior Court is known to be a steppingstone to the Supreme Court. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Traditional Values Coalition Tells Senators To Block Judicial Nominee Because She’s A ‘Radical Lesbian’] Reference
Now the more management-oriented job might be something of a steppingstone. From Wordnik.com. [Will Jack Lew be second time lucky?] Reference
I think this season can be a steppingstone, just based on where we are now. From Wordnik.com. [Mariners call season a steppingstone] Reference
Corn ethanol has been a valuable steppingstone to next-gen cellulosic ethanol. From Wordnik.com. [Ethanol Subsidy Is Only a Temporary Steppingstone] Reference
Thanks to this filament, Taprobane will be the steppingstone to all the planets. From Wordnik.com. [The Fountains of Paradise]
“The DC Superior Court is known to be a steppingstone to the Supreme Court.”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Traditional Values Coalition Tells Senators To Block Judicial Nominee Because She’s A ‘Radical Lesbian’] Reference
Should we settle on the Moon because of its own value, or as a steppingstone to Mars?. From Wordnik.com. [NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: November 2009 Archives] Reference
It was obvious that she viewed the Senate as a steppingstone to running for President. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Dreier: Hillary Clinton Should Be The Next Ted Kennedy] Reference
In a sense, college football is like the minor leagues in baseball -- a steppingstone to the top. From Wordnik.com. [The Real March Madness] Reference
Coordinator Guy Hua crafted the pageant as a steppingstone for Vietnamese women to make it in the mainstream. From Wordnik.com. [BEAUTY: PAGEANTS' NEW LOOK] Reference
CHETRY: Is it fair to say because of Hillary Clinton being first lady it is almost perceived as a steppingstone. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2008] Reference
In that sense, the middle-buster can be a steppingstone for artists making the patient climb to rarefied heights. From Wordnik.com. [Drake show at Constitution Hall a chance to see a major act at a midsize venue] Reference
HENRY: This race was supposed to be just an easy score for Allen, a steppingstone to a run for the White House in 2008. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2006] Reference
To plant a colony across the gulf of space -- a successful colony -- later to be used as a steppingstone to other worlds. From Wordnik.com. [The Defiant Agents] Reference
What no one who markets or sells them likes to dwell on is that young - adult novels are a steppingstone, not a stopping place. From Wordnik.com. [Three Books For The Smartest Teens You Know] Reference
There are more women than ever in provost positions -- normally a steppingstone to the No. 1 job at their own institution or another. From Wordnik.com. [College] Reference
How do we deal with individual ambition, lobbying, promotion of friends and pursuit of selfish interest and the steppingstone approach?. From Wordnik.com. [Women Marching into the African Century] Reference
Dharma methods merely as a steppingstone on the way to working to improve our future rebirths and to gain liberation and enlightenment. From Wordnik.com. ["Dharma Lite" Versus "The Real Thing" Dharma] Reference
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