It is remarkable how uneven progress has been in several areas.

But now, when you have this trend line, how do we measure progress?

And therefore progress depended on learning how to reject the authority of learned men, priests, traditions and rulers.

How crazy is that? That our measure of progress, our dominant measure of progress in society, is measuring everything except that which makes life worthwhile?

You have to be a better husband than I was, because that's how you make progress. And now he began to make sense.

We should look at how society and culture in this socio cultural regulation are a work in progress.

The Council requested the Secretary General to include in his next progress report practical recommendations on how best to tackle the problems of youth unemployment.

Now, the idea that all of this represents, I think, is rapidly becoming a common sense and part of how we respond to the crisis, recognizing the need to invest in innovation for social progress as well as technological progress.

But it was really interesting, because I was able to make some progress, because I couldn't believe how much my behavior changed my thoughts.

Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good disagreement is central to progress. She illustrates how the best partners aren t echo chambers and how great research teams, relationships and businesses allow people to deeply disagree.

But what's even more amazing, really, than this fantastic scale of progress, is that look at how predictable this is.

In this connection, the Council requests the Secretary General to include in his next progress report practical recommendations on how best to tackle the problem of youth unemployment.

The outcome of the Council s June meeting was encouraging, and we must continue on that path in the coming months to make progress on two equally important issues how to foster innovation and the digital economy, and how to ensure Europe s manufacturing competitiveness.

At TEDGlobal 2010, author Matt Ridley shows how, throughout history, the engine of human progress has been the meeting and mating of ideas to make new ideas. It's not important how clever individuals are, he says what really matters is how smart the collective brain is.

Why are we not thinking of the progress of nations in these terms, instead of just how much stuff we have?

How can it progress if, as the noted author M.J. Akbar wrote, the idea of Pakistan is weaker than the Pakistani.

We should therefore rather focus on how to achieve success in Abuja, so that our progress can continue and we can plan for the return of people.

We have seen time and time again how conflict and instability in developing countries have destroyed fragile social, environmental and economic progress.

Paint your picture of what rolling the clock 50 years forward, 100 years forward, how you would like to think of the world, balancing moral progress with richness.

First, with respect to western Sudan, the lack of progress, the deterioration of the situation and the problem of humanitarian access all demonstrate how precarious the situation is.

It is clear that in six months, we can assess progress on management reform issues and then decide how to address resource questions for the remainder of 2006.

I also know how difficult reconciliation can be. That is why I went to Cyprus to show my personal support for the efforts to reunify the island, and to push for further progress.

Federal, provincial and territorial governments are committed to release annual reports to the public on how they are investing funds and making progress in enhancing early childhood development programs and services.

In the absence of planned objectives and of measurement of progress compared with objectives, it was difficult to understand how UNHCR could assess whether the Office was adequately staffed.

It is time, we think, to take stock of what lessons have been learned, what progress has been made, what gaps need to be filled, and how best we can fill them.

Progress to date

Progress to date

It is to be expected that the majority of research findings are rapidly contradicted and refuted indeed, it is part of how progress of science occurs. However, we need to adapt to this situation.

This timely conference is an opportunity to examine the important contribution that nuclear weapon free zones make to these goals, and to explore how we can build upon the impressive record of progress to date.

Obstacles to accelerated progress

Coal and gas are burned in huge and growing amounts to produce electricity and to provide energy for industry. How, then, can we sustain worldwide economic progress while cutting back sharply on carbon emissions?

The September summit, we hope, can produce great progress on those issues, but we must get down to work forthwith and consider how we might give new momentum to United Nations counter terrorism activities.

The world is ready for a new, comprehensive metric for national and global progress and prosperity, one that tells us whether people really are better off and how to ensure that they are.

We have seen elsewhere that, no matter how difficult and imperfect progress may be, with political will and the support of the international community, it is possible to move forward, away from conflict.

C. Obstacles to accelerated progress

Also requests the Secretary General to submit a report to the review session of the Commission on progress and obstacles in respect of sustainable development in small island developing States including recommendations on how to enhance its implementation

We have a long way to go, probably in a climate that will not turn favorable to immigration for many years. How much progress we can make will hinge on our ability to break through the myths about migration.

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There's going to have to be moral progress.

It gave Greek Cypriot leaders the possibility of blocking progress in negotiations between the EU and Turkey. So how can Turkey under these conditions maintain confidence in the EU s fairness?

you will progress from stage to stage.

you will progress from stage to stage.

International responses to challenges and progress made

Progress to date in improving family life

Everyone has a generalized commitment to progress.