Sentence examples for precondition for progress from inspiring English sources

"We see the president's re-election as a precondition for progress and not progress in itself," he said.

This posits a test of Palestinian good governance as a precondition for progress to a final settlement, and contemplates a deferral of vital issues such as the future of refugees and the holy city of Jerusalem until some unspecified date.

Decline accelerated in the 16th century thanks to Francis Bacon, who is widely credited with inventing scientific method, and who argued that research was a precondition for progress and should be supported by kings and princes (ie the state).

In fact, officials acknowledged, Mr. Bush's strong new emphasis on reform of Palestinian government as a virtual precondition for progress toward peace amounted to such a shift in administration policy that it would take some time to settle on the next steps, including how much day-to-day involvement American officials would have on the ground.

There is a case for claiming that correct atomic weights were the outcome of, rather than a precondition for, progress in organic chemistry prior to 1860.

Our members believe that re-electing the president will not bring progress in itself, but, rather, is a precondition for progress.

Green MEPs have consistently demanded that full transparency of trade negotiation should be made a precondition for their progress.

During my visit to Iraq last month, it was clear that security is the precondition for political progress and economic development.

And yet that is the central issue facing the world at Durban: most non Annex-1 countries – a category now including such poverty-stricken nations as the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Singapore and so on – insist that a new round of Kyoto is the be-all and end-all, an absolute precondition for any progress towards a truly global deal encompassing all the major emitters.

Regarding the nuclear negotiations themselves, the plan's authors called on the administration to adopt an approach that would provide for Iran's enrichment under international supervision and would eliminate any suggestion that Iran suspends either its enrichment or its manufacturing of key components for their nuclear facilities as a precondition for any progress toward direct talks.

And finally, once they begin to negotiate directly with each other, the U.S. should set aside the "zero enrichment preconditions for any progress in the talks".