The phrase "against which progress" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing obstacles or challenges that hinder advancement or development in a particular context.
Example: "The outdated policies are the barriers against which progress must be measured."
Alternatives: "that impede progress" or "that hinder advancement".
Not everyone agrees that this is the benchmark against which progress should be measured.
Creating benchmarks against which progress of CSR projects can be measured is another important tactic.
Princeton's sustainability plan was intended to be not just a high-minded expression of aspirations, but a detailed plan of action against which progress could be measured.
Yet, if there's any measure of that march's success, it's to be seen in the fact that, half a century afterward, that event has itself become the reference point against which progress is measured.
Theorists began asking: is there a single goal against which progress might be measured?
Yet the HDI also presents us with a benchmark against which progress can be measured in the future".
The case is well suited to discussions of organizational change but is best suited to specific discussion of corruption in the developing world and the ways in which progress against it can be institutionalized and sustained.
In addition, some specific results from this study may also serve as baseline metrics for patient outcomes including admission rate, morbidity, and mortality against which progress can be measured as emergency medicine matures as a distinct specialty and practice in Cambodia and other LMICs.
Given that insufficient time has passed for a progress report since the Committees' request, the following information is intended to provide a baseline against which future progress can be reported.
The survey should yield basic statistics, against which any progress of the project can be measured regularly and scientifically.
The Georgia Youth Fitness Assessment was conducted to assess health-related fitness in Georgia's fifth- and seventh-grade students, provide a baseline against which future progress could be measured, and guide public and private leaders and decision makers.
