The phrase "in a positive development" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to indicate a change or trend that is viewed as beneficial or progressive. Here is an example of how it can be used in a sentence: "In a positive development, the government has announced plans to invest more in education and healthcare, which will greatly benefit the citizens."
Lab-grown coral has successfully reproduced in the wild for the first time ever, in a positive development for the planet's damaged ocean ecosystems.
In a positive development overseas, euro zone officials said the bloc's countries are prepared to keep financing Greece until the country forms a new government.
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In a positive development for Marc Hauser, the Harvard researcher whom the university accused last year of eight charges of scientific misconduct, the journal Science said Monday that he had replicated an experiment he published in 2007.
By Andy Borowitz September 24, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Borowitz Report) — In a positive development for the U.S.-led campaign of air strikes in Syria, a new poll indicates strong, broad-based support for the mission among people who have yet to read a news article about Syria.
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—In a positive development for the Democratic nominee for President, a new poll released on Sunday reveals that likely voters find an unconscious Hillary Clinton "substantially more fit" to be President than a conscious Donald Trump.
The move away from an American-centric peace process is in itself a positive development, given the failed U.S track record in acting as an honest broker in negotiations.
In this regard, a positive development in the discussion on ecological criteria in production chains based on the sustainability criteria of the European Directive can be observed.
"Even though the US defence chief's presence in Beijing marks a positive development in normalising bilateral military ties, it would be too optimistic to conclude that military exchanges... will be plain sailing after a single visit," the official China Daily said in an editorial.
The current attention to feedback in education as a whole, and in the writing classroom in particular, is a positive development.
However, this means that both a change in fuel prices in Norway as well as a positive development in wind farm and electrolyser costs can create a profitable scenario for offshore-based hydrogen production.
