in order to?

[Dorian Gray]

Which one is right? Or is it possible to use both? I appreciate your help.

This is an important step in order to get a good result

This is an important step to get a good result

 

[dontaskme]

They are probably both ok.

But I think it would sound better with "necessary" instead of "important".

 

[Tabac]

Which one is right? Or is it possible to use both? I appreciate your help.

This is an important step in order to get a good result

This is an important step to get a good result

May I suggest, "in getting"?

 

[comsci]

This is an important step to getting a good result.

 

[dontaskme]

May I suggest, "in getting"?

ah, that sounds good. I was wondering why the original sounded a bit funny.

 

[Brian P]

In this context "obtain" would be more elegant than "get".

This is an important step in order to obtain a good result.

This is an important step to obtain a good result.

 

[dontaskme]

"This is an important step towards obtaining a good result."

That´s probably how I´d say it.