"What we currently see is a picture of progress.
Yet this picture of progress is at odds with the reality of daily life in Myanmar.
"There's a clear picture of progress being made in physical education.
Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the OECD, said: "Our estimates paint an encouraging picture of progress.
Upstairs, officials in suits celebrated their perseverance and presented a mixed picture of progress.
Republicans say she has given a far too rosy picture of progress in carrying out the law.
"It is difficult to get a reliable picture of progress," said Sanjay Wijesekera, Unicef's chief of water, sanitation and hygiene.
However, a deeper look at the socio-political environment in Kiev suggests that this picture of progress may be a façade.
After two years in which schools officials celebrated gains in standardized test scores, a new round of reading and mathematics results released yesterday painted a much more modest and ambiguous picture of progress in New York City public schools.
The one man who has the entire picture of progress and decay in his head is the elderly Dr. Lloyd Bill Cobbss), a realist who admits that the success of the civil-rights movement allowed blacks to work and shop in other communities.
