But modern medicine has advanced to the stage where there is always something more that doctors can do.
Our current political system has advanced at something close to glacial speed since about 1860 when the Republicans fielded their first presidential candidate (Abraham Lincoln).
The military has advanced from east to west over the Cicavica mountain range, traditionally something of a rebel stronghold.
"We recognize that users are looking for camcorders that capture high-quality, High Definition video, but they also want something lightweight that has advanced, yet easy-to-use functions," said Chuck Kirkman, Senior Product Manager, Imaging, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company.
Since then, the job market has advanced dramatically, developing into something not only more diverse, but also more abstract.
Well, technology may have advanced but there is still something to be said for these simple 2D board games.
The site, which collects data on users' tastes and cooking skills to recommend recipes, drew on their own experiences living among 20-somethings who had advanced palates but had never learned to cook.
The happier I am to have advanced.
Fortunately it didn't take long for me to get over my telephobia, and within a few months of working in a wide variety of roles (well, about as wide as the remit of admin will allow) my office skills had advanced significantly, and I had become something of a commodity in the temping world.
But they both have to advance to the last four, something Williams failed to do here last year when she was knocked out in the fourth round.
The piece was much too advanced to be in any of the books she had, so it must have been something he knew by heart.
