Sunblock is an effective first step for controlling dark patches.

What is the most effective step that the city could take to bolster recycling?

"Management was aware of these problems but did not take effective steps to resolve them."

We will take effective steps to safeguard standards throughout higher education.

That was an effective final wake-up step, to be sure.

The company is also taking effective steps to address environmental issues in its supply chains.

Business owners said they welcomed the assessment as a step more effective than individual efforts.

It has taken a long time, it is a compromise, but with effective and significant steps forward.

Specifically, the president will take four steps, all effective immediately, the officials said.

A most effective step in refining/developing a thing is collaborating with others on it.