Sentence examples for to derail progress from inspiring English sources

It has been used to derail progress toward peace.

However, a drop in funding for FP2020 last year threatens to derail progress.

The group does not want peace talks to resume, so it might act to derail progress.

Less perniciously, fits and starts may prolong the transition period and present opportunities for "spoilers" to derail progress.

Managers should set targets that are appropriate to specific plants and be careful not to derail progress by using initial gains to lay off workers.

Her concerns centre on the regressive companies that see climate change as a threat and seek to derail progress towards a global climate deal.

Outlining lofty goals is certainly vital to successful leadership and vision, but failure to put the appropriate roadmap and step by step process in place can derail progress and lead to distrust and dissention.

While much progress has been made in our ability to treat and reduce the long-term burden of many infectious diseases (Lim et al., 2013), unexpected surges in case numbers above the seasonally expected mean can frequently derail progress or push already stretched healthcare resources to breaking point (Cotter et al., 2013; Garg et al., 2008; Hay et al., 2003a, 2003b).

Our best efforts in admission and selection procedures do not always succeed, for a multitude of possible reasons; academic ability at school may not be sufficiently adaptable to meet the demands of the medical course; unanticipated health or social problems may derail progress, or the realities of clinical medicine may be overwhelming.

The two presidents met for nearly eight hours beginning Friday evening, and appeared eager to redefine the relationship in a way that would allow their countries to overcome their economic, political and diplomatic differences, rather than letting new — or old — crises derail progress across the spectrum of issues.

But when it comes to water, there is a growing recognition that the world faces a crisis that, left unchecked, will derail progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and hold back human development".