Sentence examples for progress the former from inspiring English sources

For Mr. Hu to hand the reins of the military to Mr. Xi "accords with Hu's and other leaders' interest in institutional progress," the former official said.

"There was deep disappointment at the top about the fact that our projects in Iraq weren't making much progress," the former MENA official said.

Popper and Kuhn differed, however, in their definitions of progress: the former appealed to the idea that successive theories may approach towards the truth, while the latter characterized progress in terms of the problem-solving capacity of theories.

Progress on the former requires progress on the latter.

The new rescue plan makes progress on the former, but does little on the latter.

As the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan moves ahead with renewed energy, there is one dismal exception to the progress at the former World Trade Center site.

Chelsea's progress under the former Milan trainer Carlo Ancelotti seemed imperious as it overpowered Arsenal a week ago and had also beaten Manchester United.

At the Port Authority, Mr. Foye will have to continue progress at the former World Trade Center site and run the ports, five airports, two tunnels, four bridges, a commuter railroad, a small police force and a major planning agency.

While the case as it stands is a work in progress, and the former governor the lone defendant, it speaks volumes about the corruption of a city and a state.

My bet is that the oil sheikhs are safely in place for the foreseeable future.Dave EdisonPittsburghUkraine; no gainSIR – Your report on Russia's western border ("Behind the crystal curtain", October 25th) reinforces my perception that economic and social progress in the former Soviet Union has been limited to a small sector of society.

It is the state that instilled my sense of hope in progress, watching the former Confederate capital elect the nation's first African-American Governor.