Sentence examples for has been progressive from inspiring English sources

But the reëlection of a President who has been progressive, competent, rational, decent, and, at times, visionary is a serious matter.

The loss has been progressive: the earliest patriarchs and matriarchs retained some of the splendor of the first humans, but it is now almost entirely gone.

Moreover, for Kelly, the whole process has been progressive and predictable: the eventual appearance of the BlackBerry was immanent in the Big Bang.

In particular, Washington has been progressive on women's issues.1 It was early to embrace women's suffrage (in fact, women temporarily gained the right to vote in territorial Washington).

In a country where legal reform has been progressive in many spheres, and where the judiciary has often taken an active role in protecting human rights, the slow pace of change in the rape laws is evidence of a larger cultural silence regarding violence against women.

For more than half a century, North Carolina has been progressive on education and public investments, and pro-business — witness the celebrated Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill and the financial center in Charlotte — with less racial strife than other Southern states.

Clegg says he simply did the right thing after he finally understood why his preferred solution would not have been progressive.

Had 'Die Vögel' been written in 1875, would we listen to it differently because, at that time, it would have been progressive?

He also challenged the chancellor's claims that his emergency budget had been progressive, accusing him of "over-egging it a bit".

Tyrie also questioned Osborne's claims that his emergency budget last June had been "progressive", accusing him of "over-egging it a bit".

Ms. Velázquez, who was endorsed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday, replied: "I've been independent, I've been progressive, and basically, I have no relationship with the party boss from Brooklyn".