"despite great progress" is a valid part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it when you want to point out that even though something has improved or advanced, an issue still remains. For example: Despite great progress in renewable energy, climate change remains a serious threat.
Despite Progress, Women Still Subjected to Widespread Violence and Discrimination WASHINGTON, D.C., 8 March 2006 -- Despite great progress for women in the past several decades, women throughout the world are still subjected to discrimination, violence and exploitation, UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman said today.
Despite great progress in fighting this disease, more work remains.
"Despite great progress in our competence we need to be driven by modesty.
Despite great progress in the state-of-the-art models, significant obstacles remain in collecting the necessary input data and understanding the influence of the modelling assumptions.
Despite great progress, further optimization and utilization of this groundbreaking technology will require a more complete characterization and understanding of bladder regeneration both in vitro and in vivo.
Despite great progress, a direct causative pathway from the HD gene mutation to neuronal dysfunction and death has not yet been established.
Despite great progresses in perinatal medicine over the past decades, no cure for BPD has been found.
Despite the great progress made in the last decade, bioprinting still faces several challenges.
Despite the great progress we made in crafting a shared vision, Lee's warning came home to roost.
Despite the great progress, the synthesis of hollow core-shell nanostructure, especially ternary transition metal with core-in-hollow-shell nanostructure, is rarely reported.
Despite this great progress, there is still a big gap between what's been accomplished and what more could be done with sufficient financing.
