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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A different route this time around the back of the mountain, over the stream by way of some stepping-stones.
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And may this book be at least a small stepping-stone on your way.
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As a result regional trading blocs are emerging as natural stepping-stones in an evolutionary process toward a truly global economy.
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In that image, life events are stepping-stones or crossroads.
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It was for three years only, but it was a promising stepping-stone to a proper appointment.
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Jobs became the stepping-stones for social advancement and personal fulfillment.
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On my map they look like submerged stepping-stones for a giant King Neptune, each stride 100 kilometers.