Their progress to the mountain was painfully slow.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

In his landmark speech from Cairo in June, President Obama said there can be no progress toward peace without a halt to settlement construction.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Amid concerns voiced by Republicans about possible further delay, Congressman Berman said he intends to ensure the bill's progress to the House floor is not slowed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

"When we praise what the Palestinians do on security, it is meant to send a signal that progress is underway, and it is progress toward a two-state solution.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Talks have been underway in Doha,Qatar between negotiators for the Sudanese government and various rebel groups, but so far there has been little visible progress to end the fighting.

VOA: standard.2010.05.23

A senior Middle East analyst with the International Crisis Group in Jerusalem,Rob Blecher, says frustration over continued expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the general lack of progress toward achieving a Palestinian state,has prompted the Palestinian leadership to look for new strategies.

VOA: standard.2010.05.03

His education law,still in effect, required states to show yearly progress in student learning as measured by the states' own tests.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

Now,United Nations officials say representatives from more than sixty countries have made progress on an international agreement to control fish piracy.

VOA: special.2009.02.10

The experts say individual progress and not a set time period should always guide a decision to return to play.

VOA: special.2009.10.28

But it led to the development of another art program called the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project.

VOA: special.2009.03.23

Progress in science and technology is leading to the identification of even more species of coral each year.

VOA: special.2010.08.10

Some organizations use the TOEIC to measure progress in English training programs and as a placement test.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

"Our brave men and women are making steady progress against the deadly foe and are doing so at great risk to their lives.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

Hundreds of indicators are used to measure progress in areas such as education,health,poverty, the environment and trade.

VOA: special.2010.04.26