The third step is determining vs The third step is to determining

The correct phrase is "the third step is determining." The infinitive form of the verb "determining" should be used after the preposition "is." The phrase "the third step is to determining" is incorrect due to the unnecessary "to" before the verb.

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The third step is determining

Correct. The infinitive form of the verb "determining" is used after the preposition "is."

This phrase is used to describe a step in a process or sequence where determining something is the action associated with that step.

Examples:

The first step is gathering information.
The second step is analyzing the data.
The final step is presenting the findings.

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The third step is to determine the credit risk associated with the mortgage loans at issue.
The third step is the hardest!
The third step is to publish a Communication implementing the very expensive study and indicating the Commission's strategy on this important issue.
The third step is resolving the differences between FYROM and its neighbours in accordance with the Salzburg Declaration.
The third step is to set up a tribunal for the purpose of punishing those who have committed such cruel acts, so that law is upheld and justice is done.
The third step is that our Member States in the Security Council should jointly table a motion to establish a no-fly zone which can be voted on within a short space of time.
The second step is the acceptance procedure (Test Series 2 to 4) and the third step is the assignment to a hazard division (Test Series 5 to 7).
The third step is to calculate the difference in stocks within the currency of denomination of the stocks.
The third step was a challenge.
A third step is required for, if we take this employee participation seriously, it should also apply to restructuring and changes in companies.
I can stand on the third step and still say that I have won.
The third step would be to put in place a formal environmental management system such as EN ISO 14001.
The third step in the process is on the paper machine.
You know, you always click your heel harder on the third step.
The third step, which has not really been given enough weight by some people, is how to work with the Arab League.
You know, you always click your heel harder on the third step.
They say that by the third step you're dead.
Until then, there is no point in harping on about Serbia's European Union prospects, as we cannot take the third step before we take the first.
Instead of taking the third step before the first step, we should begin at the beginning.
In the third step you can set the text for the chart title, the axes and the legend. You can also configure the desired font in detail for each of these.

The third step is to determining

Incorrect. The "to" before the verb "determining" is unnecessary and should be omitted.

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The third step is to determine the credit risk associated with the mortgage loans at issue.
The third step is the hardest!
The third step is to publish a Communication implementing the very expensive study and indicating the Commission's strategy on this important issue.
The third step is resolving the differences between FYROM and its neighbours in accordance with the Salzburg Declaration.
The third step is to set up a tribunal for the purpose of punishing those who have committed such cruel acts, so that law is upheld and justice is done.
The third step is that our Member States in the Security Council should jointly table a motion to establish a no-fly zone which can be voted on within a short space of time.
The second step is the acceptance procedure (Test Series 2 to 4) and the third step is the assignment to a hazard division (Test Series 5 to 7).
The third step is to calculate the difference in stocks within the currency of denomination of the stocks.
The third step was a challenge.
A third step is required for, if we take this employee participation seriously, it should also apply to restructuring and changes in companies.
I can stand on the third step and still say that I have won.
The third step would be to put in place a formal environmental management system such as EN ISO 14001.
The third step in the process is on the paper machine.
You know, you always click your heel harder on the third step.
The third step, which has not really been given enough weight by some people, is how to work with the Arab League.
You know, you always click your heel harder on the third step.
They say that by the third step you're dead.
Until then, there is no point in harping on about Serbia's European Union prospects, as we cannot take the third step before we take the first.
Instead of taking the third step before the first step, we should begin at the beginning.
In the third step you can set the text for the chart title, the axes and the legend. You can also configure the desired font in detail for each of these.

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The third step is determining vs The third step is to determining