Sentence examples for for concrete progress from inspiring English sources

Mr. Fox arrived here hoping for concrete progress on goals including immigration reforms that would legalize some 3.5 million undocumented Mexicans in the United States and expand guest worker programs.

Mr. Powell, who was in Indonesia for a security conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, said there was an opportunity for "concrete progress," Mr. Boucher said.

On Wednesday in Beijing the US secretary of state, John Kerry, and the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, agreed on the need for a significant new UN resolution against the North but there were few signs of concrete progress.

"It is a long way from concrete progress," the official said.

Republicans see the vote over raising the debt limit as leverage for immediate and concrete progress in their efforts to cut spending and reduce the size and reach of the government.

But with Israeli forces still confiscating weapons of Palestinian policemen, and barring free movement by the police or anyone else around West Bank towns and cities, Mr. Yehiyeh and other members of his delegation complained last week that it was hard for them to make concrete progress, though he said they were committed to doing so.

But galvanized by these clearly articulated goals, the public and private sectors committed resources, expertise and experience to make concrete progress for some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

But critics said he was going too far by rewarding Yangon with a visit of his own without extracting additional concrete progress like freedom for hundreds of political prisoners still held there.

"As a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Britain should therefore give a lead in discharging its obligations by not seeking a replacement for Trident, as we are committed to accelerate concrete progress towards nuclear disarmament.

The choice in 2008 may not be between a historic vote for a "black" or a woman candidate and a vote for another white guy, it may be between symbolic and concrete progress.

Now, the government must make aggressive, concrete progress or it is potentially setting itself up for a significant popular backlash.