Sentence examples for progress set against from inspiring English sources
The battle for low-wage workers' rights has been a struggle of decades, with incremental progress set against widening income inequality and economic stagnation.
The series explores the paradox of 20th-century industrial progress, set against the war and misery that made those years among the bloodiest in history.
Better bike access and improvements in electronic car technology will help free up the roads and clean the air somewhat, although any environmental progress is set against rapidly growing urban populations, shortfalls in resources like water, and rising incidences of extreme weather.
In all of this, the return was too incremental, the progress too subtle, especially when set against the stunning gamesmanship of a good bribe.
Even three calamities is no great embarrassment when set against the progress Gelb has made in an atmosphere where opera has been in decline as popular entertainment and, worse, at a time when the body-punches the economy has taken requires heavy across-the-board Met budget cuts.
British wildcard James Ward missed the chance to progress to the second round despite taking the opening set against world number 75 Yen-Hsun Lu.
The older man's serene progress towards acceptance of temporary suffering for a higher good is set against the counterpoint of the younger man's hesitation.
A geranium set against gray stones shows.
Chelsea go into their semi-final second leg against the world and European champions knowing a draw is enough to progress and set up a final against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.
As negotiations progressed, morbidity set it.
