Sentence examples for substantial progress was from inspiring English sources

Last night, the parties said for the first time that substantial progress was being made in the talks.

The United States trade representative, Charlene Barshefsky, said "substantial progress" was made in negotiations this week on the pact, which would eliminate duties on the nations' bilateral trade.

Zarif had cancelled a trip to Rome so that he could hold a face-to-face meeting with Ashton as it became clear that substantial progress was being made.

After days of reporting no progress, the two sides sounded markedly more upbeat yesterday, indicating that substantial progress was being made and clearly encouraged that the talks had not broken down in recrimination.

In Lisbon two weeks ago, Mr. Clinton said that a summit meeting was "in view" but made clear that substantial progress was needed to narrow the gaps on the vital issues of the shape of a Palestinian state, the future of refugees and the status of Jerusalem.

After the emissions trading laws were defeated and no substantial progress was made at the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit, Rudd made the fateful decision to delay new legislation on carbon pricing and in so doing started a steep and rapid decline in his personal approval rating (a topic covered in the book Power Failure by Phillip Chubb).

The object is to not prove that Iraq is completely free of weapons of mass destruction but to demonstrate that substantial progress is being made.

Nine states, including California, have banned the construction of new reactors until the waste problem is solved or until substantial progress is made on the issue.

Substantial progress is needed on the first five steps for elections to produce not just winning candidates but the basis of a stable, democratic future.

The lawyers Cyrus Mehri and Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who have won multimillion-dollar discrimination settlements against some of America's leading corporations, have served notice that they will sue the N.F.L. unless substantial progress is made.

"However, this is an issue where substantial progress is being made.