The phrase "about a development" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific event, change, or progress related to a particular topic or project.
Example: "The report provides detailed information about a development in renewable energy technology."
Alternatives: "regarding a development" or "concerning a development".
Er, we are still talking about a development term, right?
The city planner, Triveece Penelton, was making a presentation about a development project that Klemp did not seem to approve of.
You can read all you want about a "development project," but you don't know if it's a civic boon or a boondoggle for builders until it exists.
According to several real estate brokers, the N.B.A. is talking to Mr. Schulweis about a development on his site, at Ninth Avenue and 33rd Street, which is already zoned for a 33-story tower.
Correction: February 7 , 2002 Thursday An article on Monday about a development project in Arverne on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens misspelled the surname of the area's newly elected city councilman, who is involved in talks about the project.
Correction: October 30, 2005, Sunday An article last Sunday about a development dispute in West Orange misstated the role of Paul L. Tractenberg, president of a neighborhood organization opposed to a condominium project, at a planning board meeting.
They talk about a development-at-all-costs strategy that has ruined the environment, as well as a deteriorating social and moral fabric that makes China feel like a chillier place than when they were growing up.
Browsing the Web, they read about Bartimaeus, a development nearby across Port Orchard Bay.
However, what might be really inspiring about such a development is the way it brings human creativity centre stage.
Doha was launched with much fanfare about its being a "development round".
Who cares about a new development bank, you may ask?
