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The phrase "hold back progress" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing factors or actions that impede advancement or development in a particular area.
Example: "The outdated policies in the organization tend to hold back progress and innovation."
Alternatives: "hinder advancement" or "impede development."
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"It is my view that you can't hold back progress.
But bloodshed, brutality and corruption hold back progress.
He saw early on that the UAE's small population would hold back progress.
It kept the business fun and easy to manage but it did hold back progress.
They tell us that underdeveloped countries are more likely to ban abortion, but they don't tell us whether those bans actually hold back progress and development.
Among the mid-caps Rentokil Initial rose 3.2p to 94.25p despite its struggling parcels business City Link continuing to hold back progress.
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Impediments to Progress There are several factors that have held back progress on sales of Russian gas to China: –Price pressure.
Making it difficult to publish results would have discouraged new entrants and held back progress.
"Strong interests are holding back progress on many key issues," he says.
By lending credibility to EDF, you could argue that it actually holds back progress.
From Sudan to Syria, Geneva to New York, outdated approaches are holding back progress.
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