Sentence examples for introduced progressive from inspiring English sources

The governor was regarded as a reformer and had introduced progressive measures at the jail.

Governments promoted competition, introduced progressive taxation and wove the first threads of a social safety net.

Minister of labour from 1931 to 1933 in the second Spanish Republic (1931 39), he introduced progressive labour legislation.

Countries like Portugal and Switzerland that have introduced progressive and tolerant drug laws have seen crime plummet and drug-related deaths significantly reduced.

Some of the locals viewed her with suspicion, especially when she introduced progressive winemaking techniques like "green harvesting" — clipping unripe bunches from the vines early in the growing season in order to concentrate flavors in the remaining grapes.

In response first to the formation of workers' unions and the rise of socialist parties and then to the Depression, politicians on both sides of the Atlantic introduced progressive taxes, government regulation and social protection.

To produce that higher image quality, several manufacturers have just introduced progressive-scan DVD players, which cost about $1,000 each and create images that are much more film-like and stable, like those seen on a computer monitor.

As prime minister, Martin sought to foster economic growth and introduce progressive social policies.

By introducing "progressive indexation," the enemies of Social Security are trying to undermine its political support before they seek to further undermine its financial structure.

Campaigning by candidates from the Bulgarian Socialist Party caused concerns, Mr. Dilkov said, because they spoke openly about increasing state involvement in the economy and introducing progressive taxation.

Next year's topic – the agenda for development when the millennium goals expire in 2015 – proved contentious this year, with attempts to introduce progressive language struck down as quickly as they were proposed.