Sentence examples for had been great progress from inspiring English sources

In a recent blitz, the House Democratic campaign arm called on about 40 Republicans to disavow Mr. McCain's comment that there had been "great progress economically" during the Bush administration.

Mr Santos, speaking on his first anniversary in office, said there had been great progress.

Yet there has been great progress.

There has been great progress in making food more sustainable.

Yet there has been great progress in the last few days.

There has been great progress since then, almost entirely the result of the 1972 law.

"There has been great progress in our company in recent years.

Since then in many countries there has been great progress, some fantastic projects, there are FA headquarters, pitches, academies.

"John McCain went on television and said that there has been great progress economically over the last seven and a half years," Mr. Obama told the audience.

In the same way, there has been great progress, worldwide, in attitudes to animals over the past century, but some religious believers, such as Mohamad Ali Rustam, remain stuck with attitudes that were formed many centuries ago.

Natasha Loayza, a specialist with the UN women's office in Bolivia, says there has been great progress in terms of women's participation in politics, furthered by the constitution and various laws.