"Verizon seized growth opportunities in the fourth quarter to cap a year of solid progress across the entire business," said Lowell McAdam, Verizon chairman and CEO.
"Instead of last year being a hiccup, we now have a plateau, instead of solid progress on all the issues".
Many advocates for democracy, the poor and people with AIDS would probably offer a less rosy take on Africa's persistent struggles, but the authors of the McKinsey report contend that the continent as a whole has made solid progress on economic fundamentals.
"The garden bridge is on track and making solid progress," said a spokesperson for the Trust.
Still, the gathering represents solid progress for a nation that seven months ago was still being terrorized by the Taliban.
"It's always nice to see something tangible at the end of the meetings, but we feel that we've made solid progress on a number of different fronts," Alderson said.
After three weeks of fruitless hunting by law enforcement officials, the search for the sniper suddenly leapt toward solid progress with a search for evidence in Tacoma, Wash., the announcement of the search for the two men and another direct plea by the police to the sniper.
Netflix is making solid progress for a digital and DVD streaming rental service when compared to the wily old veteran of premium cable and satellite network television.
"With the lowest cost structure and headcount in a decade, we continue to make solid progress against our 2016 plan," said Mayer.
The chief executive of the Boeing Company said Wednesday that the aircraft maker was making "solid progress" toward fixing a structural weakness that was discovered last month on its new jet, the 787 Dreamliner.
Arthur Kroeber of Dragonomics, a consultancy, argues that it has made solid progress on eight of Mr Williamson's ten commandments, including fiscal discipline and an openness to foreign trade and direct investment.
