The club are understandably cautious about his progress.
Perhaps that's why BP is being a bit cautious about the progress of the top kill.
In written testimony to the House of Representatives, however, Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), was cautious about the progress being made on drugs and vaccines.
But he insisted that the American troop surge this year had changed that and allowed a greater focus on the central Helmand region, giving rise to "cautious optimism" about progress to bring peace to Afghanistan.
The winners themselves in this battle are deliberately being very cautious about their progress.
White House spokesman Tommy Vietor told The Huffington Post, in Clinton's cautious words, that progress in the war has "created an opportunity to get serious about a responsible reconciliation process, led by Afghans and supported by intense regional diplomacy and strong U.S. backing.''.
I'm cautious about how I progress because I don't want it to go back to where it was.
Yesterday, Cameron visited British and Afghan troops in Helmand, where he declared his "cautious optimism" for the progress being made and revived prospects for withdrawing some troops next year.
On Tuesday, diplomats from both sides made positive but cautious statements about the progress of the talks.
During his recent meeting with Egypt's President Mubarak, President Obama expressed cautious optimism about the progress being made in the Arab-Israeli peace process.
