And while some actions may not seem all that significant, when you take any action that serves your greatest good, it sends a message to your sub-conscious that you are still in the game, and that change is still in progress (however slowly).
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Now, following an unusual apology to users, Apple startlingly unplugs one of its Android lawsuits against a competitor, and a profound personality change seems to be in progress.
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The process that Cowen describes would produce a gradual bend in the curve of progress, not the sudden change in slope that actually occurred.
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Mr Griffiths agreed it was vital in this period of change that there was no diminution in the services or the progress of the Environment Strategy Action Plan.
"It is a language for figuring out what gets in the way of change and progress, " says Todd Pierce, former CIO of biotechnology company Genentech, who says it helped his management team resolve core issues in a matter of hours.
In other words, progress in negotiations could well prove essential for a change of leadership in Gaza.
We are steadily making progress and making real change in moving this country forward.
We've made progress in confronting climate change.
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All this makes it highly unlikely, by the way, that there will be any progress on a climate-change bill in time for December's global meeting in Copenhagen.
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It is also more efficient for the doctor who already knows the patient to order the fever work-up, talk to the family, or assess progress and the potential need for a change in the treatment.
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Minister Environment and Sustainable Development outlined the progress made by the Welsh Government in addressing climate change and announced that he will be reporting in full in March 2012.
They took photos of their progress, seeing a visible change each month as they weighed in.
Given the slow progress in attempts to curb CO2 emissions at successive climate change talks, many experts believe that target to be unrealistic.
This new UNESCO-UNU book underlines the critical role that indigenous peoples and local communities can play in ongoing international efforts to monitor the progress of global climate change impacts and to develop capacities to respond.
Because of your willingness to advocate for change, all of you here, some really important progress has been made in just one year.
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But progress is painstakingly slow in the aviation world, where every change must meet strict U.S. and international safety guidelines and undergo extensive approvals by government agencies.
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We do not anticipate a significant change in the economic environment in the near future but we expect to continue to make progress in 2013.
"But the momentum of change needs to continue in order to ensure sustainable improvements, and the council is making progress in delivering improvements in most of its priorities, " Mr Owen continued.
However, Russia has also made a great deal of under-appreciated progress in addressing these problems to that point that its natural population change is noticeably better than the largest member of the European Union.
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The President reviewed efforts by the United States on climate change, reiterated his commitment to making progress towards a successful conclusion of an operational agreement in Copenhagen.
For three and a half years, we have been moving forward, we have been making good progress, and we are beginning to see that change that we all can believe in.
Under these guidelines, schools that achieve excellence or show real progress will be rewarded, and local districts will be encouraged to commit to change in schools that are clearly letting their students down.
For Democrats in the House and Senate and across America, this is the Congress of hope, change and progress.
Brian Katulis, of the Center for American Progress and author of the book "The Prosperity Agenda, " has long called for a change in the U.S. approach to Pakistan.
It was encouraging to witness the determination and resolve of the AWEP participants, as it demonstrates the progress that can be made when women are equipped with the skills and resources to become change agents in the global economic area and in their own communities.
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Resolution 1925 (2010) recognizes that progress has been made over the last 10 years and that this must be reflected in a strategic change in United Nations support.
Ehud Barak, the defence minister, who leads the Labour party in Israel's ruling coalition, and was recently in Washington trying to heal relations, now says Mr Netanyahu must change his coalition if there is to be serious progress.
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