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Second, and arguably worse, that he embraces legislation that sounds progressive but does not substantially improve people's lives.
If it sounds progressive to so openly explore female sexuality at the movies, there's a drawback here.
The party has committed to a bump in the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, which sounds progressive until you realize that the federal minimum wage will impact only federal employees, most of whom already make more than $15 per hour.
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Or does it sound progressive?
She hadn't heard of them but when she listened to their sound – progressive, synthetic, creepy – she was sold.
What did Mr Xi really mean?Chinese official language is full of political terms that, to the Western liberal ear, sound progressive.
More recently, Conservatives have borrowed free schools from Swedish neoliberals, secure in the knowledge that the word "Swedish" makes a policy sound progressive.
Turning teenagers into "conscientious and critical consumers" cannot fail to sound progressive in comparison with the level of guidance educators are currently providing.
This may sound progressive, but like other health charities, this organisation works with companies that have financial interests in the pharmaceutical and food industries, which may influence its interpretation of data and policy goals somewhat.
Francis is the master of being all things to all people, using "off the cuff" remarks to sound progressive but changing nothing when it comes to actual church rules.
Capitalism looked obsolete; the idea that society by organized collective actions can better itself sounded progressive and morally right.
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