Mr. Blair proclaimed a long list of social progress accomplishments by Labor and contended that the Conservatives had opposed all of them and would reverse them if voted back into power.
You can list the signs of progress until the cows come home.
In my commentary " Diabetes Care: 'State of the Union'" that appeared in the January 2013 issue of Diabetes Care, I gave a comprehensive listing of the progress made to date for the first year for our current editorial team (1).
The list of reforms where progress has been toward hammering out a final bill are impressive, especially measures to stop insurance companies from denying coverage to people with preexisting conditions, canceling coverage for consumers when they get sick, and putting caps on coverage.
Mr. Ridge's office has compiled a list of 71 signs of "progress since Sept. 11," including the expanded use of air marshals, the arrests of more than 500 illegal immigrants on a variety of charges and the restructured counterterrorism efforts at the F.B.I. and the C.I.A.
Although there are many cultural factors that have to be considered within each country, the rise of women on this list is a sign of progress because it means that: a) a transformation is taking place; b) women in leadership roles can advocate for additional change; and c) women can build on success by mentoring each other along the way.
Many of these poems employ lists that progress in intensity of strangeness.
In science, where rewards are sometimes few and far between, the simple act of checking off a SMART goal from your list should provide a sense of progress.
To make yourself feel better, do some short item on your list, or make a bit of progress on a longer item.
With the UN recently publishing a list of indicators to evaluate progress, now is the time for the business sector to step up and contribute.
