The phrase "made small progress" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means that someone or something has made a small amount of progress or improvement. Example: "Despite the challenges, the team made small progress in their project."
Mr Ellwood told MPs earlier this month that Saudi Arabia was "making small progress" on human rights, but added that the Government still had serious concerns.
And though McCain insists it will serve as a complement to similar international institutions, its promotion would only weaken the UN, which is just beginning to make small progress in places like Iran and Darfur.
INSIDE PITCH Alex Rodriguez took batting practice and ground balls on Saturday, and Joe Girardi said he continued to make small progress.... Hector Noesi was hit in the chest and face by a ball off the bat of Adrian Gonzalez, but Girardi said he would be O.K..
Broadly, I would say the conflict is in a stalemate, with both sides making small progress in various parts of the country.
And like most people, you'll think of these negative things, vow to change them, maybe make small progress, but come late February you'll still be stuck.
Despite making "small progress" on Thursday, according to ESPN and the Los Angeles Daily News, Odom remains on life support and in a coma. .
But under nutritional surveillance, Kenia has been starting to make small progress.
In the months since, LeGrand, who required emergency surgery to stabilize his spine, has made small but significant progress.
Further, the slope of class (γ11) was not a significant predictor, indicating that the rate of change in the Criterion® score for each class did not differ and that students in all classes generally made small but similar steady progress over time, with a mean increase of 0.31 between two time points (i.e., between Times 1 and 2 and between Times 2 and 3).
So we have made some small progress, Guantanamo and warrantless wiretapping notwithstanding.
