The phrase "a positive move forward" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing progress, improvement, or a beneficial change in a situation or context.
Example: "The new policy is seen as a positive move forward for employee satisfaction and productivity."
Alternatives: "a constructive step ahead" or "a beneficial advancement".
The move towards Progress 8, the new accountability measure intended to judge schools on progress made by students, is a positive move forward.
When I take on my wife's family name, it's a positive move forward, as I believe women are equal to men – if not slightly better".
"The group has had no formal offer as yet; however, this appears to be a positive move forward towards achieving our aim of getting fair value for shareholders," a spokeswoman for the Railtrack Group, Sue Clark, said in an interview.
"The conclusion has been a positive move forward for Scottish rugby particularly on the question of league reconstruction".
This is a positive move forward and helps to legitimize what basically amounts to an $80 premium per device in exchange for one year of unlimited music downloads.
I certainly think that this is a positive move forward with a lot of counties now opting to split the captaincy.
Again it was a positive, move-forward feeling that most of the guys came away with.
"This is a hugely positive move forward on what appears to be an inevitability for all funders, globally," says Mark Hahnel, founder of figshare, an online repository based in London.
This is a really positive move forward.
And in 2011 I see a continual positive move forward — not leaps and bounds, but good, positive recovery.
Mousseau, who was not part of the latest animal survey, called the study a "very positive move forward in conducting research concerning the potential health and environmental impacts of nuclear accidents".
