Sentence examples for a precondition for progress from inspiring English sources

"We see the president's re-election as a precondition for progress and not progress in itself," he said.

Decline accelerated in the 16th century thanks to Francis Bacon, who is widely credited with inventing scientific method, and who argued that research was a precondition for progress and should be supported by kings and princes (ie the state).

There is a case for claiming that correct atomic weights were the outcome of, rather than a precondition for, progress in organic chemistry prior to 1860.

Our members believe that re-electing the president will not bring progress in itself, but, rather, is a precondition for progress.

Green MEPs have consistently demanded that full transparency of trade negotiation should be made a precondition for their progress.

Regarding the nuclear negotiations themselves, the plan's authors called on the administration to adopt an approach that would provide for Iran's enrichment under international supervision and would eliminate any suggestion that Iran suspends either its enrichment or its manufacturing of key components for their nuclear facilities as a precondition for any progress toward direct talks.

Process modelling serves as a precondition for process model analysis.

In fact, officials acknowledged, Mr. Bush's strong new emphasis on reform of Palestinian government as a virtual precondition for progress toward peace amounted to such a shift in administration policy that it would take some time to settle on the next steps, including how much day-to-day involvement American officials would have on the ground.

Accurate characterization of as many genes as possible is a central challenge of the post-genomic era and an essential precondition for progress in systems biology [ 1].

So is ignorance an impediment to progress or a precondition for it?

Under the new plan America will transfer some troops to Guam without waiting for progress on relocating the Futenma base on Okinawa, which had been a precondition for the transfer.