The biggest row, and the one Mr Powell made a little progress towards resolving, is over timing.
But a little bit of progress is certainly better than no progress at all.
Just an example, again -- a little bit of progress in the ethnic sort of area overall, but a very, very severe and important issue that we get an opportunity now to go and engage on at the ultimate level, at the highest possible level.
We tried over the proceeding 5yrs to implement things on a localised basis and it was incredibly expensive and we made very little progress and we cannot have a National Health Service in which information is moved extremely inefficiently by paper.
Many drew a picture of little or no progress, it says, and "some have even suggested that the problem is becoming worse".
However, he has made little progress on a peace process so far and it is unclear what new ideas he may be bringing.
But his suggestions as to how science might progress seem a little wayward, particularly the view that science needs visionaries rather than mathematically adept plodders (he sees himself as the former, by the way).
Little progress on such a plan has been seen in recent weeks.
It has left the investigation showing little progress, and a year later questions remain about how best America can protect itself against any future biological attack.
The plan made little immediate progress in a distracted Congress.
Across the European Union, there is broad agreement that the 15 member states need to co-operate in preparing for a chemical or biological attack, but little progress has been made.
It will take a little time to bear the fruits of that progress.
Santos compared continuing the existing policies to address this issue to being on "a stationary bike" -- making little progress, despite ample effort.
Then Mike can speak about the G20 agenda, and Lael can speak a little bit more about our efforts to support progress in the global economy.
This does not mean, of course, that net migration has not fallen, just that, according to some experts, the government's main method of measuring its progress is little better than a rough guess.
There is a little evidence that this could improve pupils' progress, but what may happen, given the current problems in recruiting teachers, is that a large class with an experienced and capable teacher is split into two, with half of the pupils being taken by a less experienced and perhaps less capable teacher.
In choosing Google TV, the company is doubling down on a strategy that has, so far, shown little progress compared to its competitors.
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On the first anniversary of the Conservatives and Lib Dems joining forces, Friends of the Earth published a review that said there had been little or no progress on 55 out of 75 policies.
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Although some states are making progress, others have done little and a few have made matters worse.
Global warming, dwindling water supplies and the eradication of poverty are among other topics to be tackled by the forum, which is often dismissed as a talking shop that achieves little in the way of concrete progress.
He warned that little progress could be made until the shape of a new Iraqi government was known.
As he was still speaking when time ran out for the debate the bill failed to gain a second reading, meaning it stands little chance of making further progress.
Little progress has been made, says Judy West, a spokeswoman for Local 802.
So far, despite a much weaker exchange rate this year, the UK has made little progress in addressing its external imbalances.
In Haiti, a lack of markets means little profit and virtually no wealth, no progress, no resilience against uncertainty, and thus no hope.
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