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first/highest/next rung on the ladder
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the [first/highest/next etc.] rung on the ladder
the first, highest, next etc. position, especially in society or in a job. In our society, a nurse is hardly on the same rung of the ladder as a judge. President of the Union at Oxford University was the first rung on the political ladder for him.
See also: first, high, ladder, next

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``This is only the first rung on the ladder,'' he said above the din of celebrating, and perhaps relieved, players.
We must always keep in mind that for more than two million people every year, the first rung on the ladder is adult education, without which they could not take the next step.
The first rung on the ladder of greater access is analog modems such as the 56 Kbps, which operate through your POTS.
 
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