Political reform, which the late architect of China's developmental model, Deng Xiaoping, once argued was essential for economic liberalisation, has barely progressed since he crushed the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.
A hundred years of cinema, on the other hand, and we've barely progressed beyond the stage where the villain is asked to signify evil by laughing like a jackass.
But it has barely progressed beyond the blueprint stage, and Turkey's government, though decidedly pro-aviation, cannot hope to match the blank cheques being signed in the Gulf.Another concern is the Gulf carriers' newfound appetite for consolidation, a departure from their traditional focus on organic growth.
After decades of study, the scientific mission at the space station has barely progressed.
The chart shows that the recovery has barely progressed, falling well below the growth of every recovery period since before the 1980s.
For example, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has made the incredible stride of raising its coverage of pregnant women sleeping under an insecticide net from 6 per cent in 2007 to 56 per cent by 2014, Congo its immediate neighbor across the river has barely progressed from 6 per cent in 2005 to 26 per cent by 2012.
"We have made decent progress during this period but, in truth, as a club, we have barely scratched the surface of our potential".
But the rich countries have barely kept this promise, and have largely re-labelled parts of their overseas aid budgets to achieve progress.
Real wages have barely increased.
The companies have barely answered until now.
