Sentence examples for progress on substantive from inspiring English sources

"It remains essential to make progress on substantive issues".

"There can be no privileged U.S.-Mexico relationship without actual progress on substantive issues in our bilateral agenda," Mr. Fox said.

To make that, and progress on substantive political issues, more likely he had demanded that the multi-party talks resolve the problem of decommissioning terrorist weapons, also by the end of this month.

Since the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) act became law in 1990 and was expanded and reauthorized in 1996 as part of welfare reform, there has been little real progress on substantive federal child care legislation.

She would focus on the progress of substantive legislation, including supporting a major increase in oil taxes, but then become distracted by "un-flippin believable" criticism directed at her by a popular radio host.

But the next round of European Parliament elections will be in May 2014, and the European Commission and European Council will be reappointed only a few months later, making it all but impossible to make progress on any substantive issue until the new leadership is in place.

Mr Kerry told foreign ministers from the 10-member bloc that the US was keen to see progress on a "substantive" code of conduct.

Fortunately the field does not need an extremely precise analysis of the concept of life's meaning (or definition of the phrase "life's meaning") in order to make progress on the substantive question of what life's meaning is.

Israeli officials involved in the talks have insisted on strictly addressing security concerns, demanding an immediate and durable cease-fire, while Palestinian officials seek rapid progress to substantive political negotiations over their demands for territory and statehood.

Even Henry J. Stern, the former council member and current parks commissioner who once said the Council was less than a rubber stamp because even a rubber stamp makes an impression, allowed that under Mr. Vallone the Council had "made some progress on dealing with substantive issues".

Substantive progress on agriculture is central to winning over developing countries.