The government budget, despite progress, consumes the equivalent of 55% of the gross domestic product.
But she said that, despite progress on fiscal policy, government debt would hit 108 per cent of gross domestic product this year.
Many complex issues such as access for foreign companies to China's commercial services sector have not been resolved, despite progress in bilateral negotiations.
And despite progress toward gender equality, "These are residues of sexual scripts that have been in place in our culture for a long time, " she says.
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Despite progress, Mumbaikars especially will brace for more attacks.
Despite progress in setting up early-warning systems, better procurement methods and the rapid delivery of nutrition in the form of foil packets of plumpy nut, the Horn of Africa has remained a hunger zone.
But there's only one measure of progress that matters to me, and that's the progress that the American people see in their own lives, day to day, because right now, despite progress, too many Americans are hurting.
Despite progress in enrolling children in school in countries like the Mongolia, the Report shows that few are on track to meet the six Education for All goals set in 2000, and some, such as Albania, are lagging behind.
Despite some progress, the U.S. government is not well equipped to drive these results.
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Despite considerable progress, the drag from household deleveraging still has months and billions to go.
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Despite the progress that has been made, the illiteracy rate in Morocco remains alarming.
Despite this progress, the company is struggling to restore its credibility after numerous setbacks.
Despite the progress he cited, Bush said the United States faces a real threat of another terrorist attack.
Despite the progress, New Orleans still has a lot of work to do.
Despite considerable progress, many countries are not on target to meet the six Education for All goals by 2015.
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Despite significant progress towards universal primary education and gender parity, the overall quality of education and learning outcomes are weak.
Yet despite this progress, or perhaps because of it, the food police have doubled down in their effort to attack industry.
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Scotland still lags behind the rest of Europe in its provision of insulin pumps to treat diabetes despite recent progress, a Tory MSP has said.
On current trends, despite important progress, by 2015 at least 30 million children in some of the world's poorest countries will still be out of school.
Despite this progress, however, too many families are suffering today because of a growing incidence of abusive practices in a segment of the mortgage lending market.
Despite huge progress, our society is not a post-feminist era.
Despite some progress in my personal life I admit that over the last few years I have become extremely suspicious of what used to be known as liberal values.
Despite significant progress in some regions, few are on track to meet the six Education for All (EFA) goals set in 2000, and some are a long way behind.
Reiko Takekawa, a writer for the Japanese publication Sports Graphic Number admitted that despite the progress in the women's game it is a real boost for the men's game in Asia.
Furthermore, despite French progress in Mali, violence and discontent could continue in coming months, potentially spilling across the border in more significant ways than the kind of raid seen this week.
But despite recent progress, the overall problem remains enormous.
"The events of 2012 should serve as a reminder that the structural flaws in economies that were revealed by the economic crisis have not been fully addressed, despite important progress in some areas, " Mr Lamy said.
Despite significant progress in enrolling children in school in countries like Ethiopia, the Report shows that few are on track to meet the six Education for All goals set in 2000, and some are a long way behind.
Despite impressive progress in enrolling children in school in countries like India, the Report shows that few are on track to meet the six Education for All goals set in 2000, and some are a long way behind.
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