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any means of advancement
the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches - a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing
How To Use stepping stone In A Sentence
- But, all too often, it is used as a stepping stone to conventional skis or wakeboarding and the skill of kneeboarding is taken no further.
- Many students now see university as a stepping stone to a good job.
- Gomez insists reclaiming his title is only a stepping stone to bigger things.
- Polmayne was a stopgap, a stepping stone, a place in which to sit back and look around before starting afresh. THE MAIN CAGES
- Many students now see university as a stepping stone to a good job.
- Now it may be that a lunar outpost is valuable in its own right but if as many people say its primary purpose is as a stepping stone to Mars, I need to hear the argument about why the quickest/cheapest path to Mars passes through the moon (figuratively of course!). common sense Moon Outpost or Bust - NASA Watch
- Spending a year studying in your chosen field seems an obvious stepping stone but experts advise caution. Times, Sunday Times
- The road rises to pass through mature beech woods (look out for deer) and descends to meet the river again at Stepping Stones.
- Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius. Elbert Hubbard
- She ponders for a moment and then stresses that she does not consider it to be a stepping stone to anything.
