Since the report was published, the US has made some modest progress in that direction.
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Trade negotiators in Geneva made modest progress on technical details, but the overall talks stalled.
And while there has been some modest progress, it has not been enough.
In December 2010 a report laid out details of modest progress so far.
Before discussing the modest progress we have made, I would like to remind everyone of the magnitude of the challenge we face.
These are lofty goals, and during the first two years of its transition Indonesia has understandably made only modest progress towards them.
Since then, under the care of the UN, Haiti made modest progress.
Another war could unravel the modest progress that Turkey has made over the past few months in dragging its economy out of severe recession.
He has made some modest progress, but has endured constant sniping.
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But any hopes Mr Duncan Smith might have had of building on the modest progress of his first 100 days were dashed by a piece in the Observer.
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One long-time confidant is Yitzhak Molcho, a lawyer who was at his side in his first term and whom American diplomats credit with achieving the modest progress that was then eventually made in negotiation with the Palestinians.
Modest signs of progress notwithstanding, we have a lot of work to do.
It pointed out that Microsoft, a relative newcomer to the tablet market, was making modest yet promising progress with its Surface range of tablets - 900, 000 units were shipped in the first quarter.
They have made modest but steady progress.
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Understanding that these numbers will continue to fluctuate for months to come, these are welcome, if modest, signs of progress along the road to recovery.
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But both national and local officials fear that the resulting job losses would cause instability, so progress has been modest.
For example, it notes that in Tanzania, child mortality in the richest fifth of the population fell from 135 to 90 per 1, 000 births over the research period, while the poorest fifth saw hardly any progress with a modest fall of 140 to 137 per 1, 000 births.
Labour said it welcomed elements of the plan as a "modest step forward" but said progress was "faltering".
The new chief justice has made impressive progress in making his court a more modest place.
And progress in the performance of 14-year-olds has been more modest.
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