We tend in this town to spend most of our time focusing on what we don't agree on, and I think, as I said earlier, the model of a lame duck session where people can have a civil conversation sitting at the same table making progress on issues is I think what the American people are looking for.
This is a skill that I am still working on, but am making progress through the people I see every day, including my parents, friends and school counselors.
By strengthening its homelessness safety net, the Scottish Government is making excellent progress in saving people from the horrors of homelessness.
''Crimes of this type do cause anxiety, but I would ask people to be reassured that the inquiry team is making progress and with support from the community will continue to do so.
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We discovered that nothing makes people feel happier and more engaged at work than making meaningful progress on something they care about.
They found, based on a multi-year research project they undertook involving hundreds of companies, that of all the events that can deeply engage people in their jobs, the single most important is making progress in meaningful work.
However, Scottish government statistics show health boards have been making progress in making the treatment available to more people.
Bang on cue, Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, is quoted denouncing the idea, saying that "children and young people differ from year to year, making it impossible to measure progress in simplistic terms" (translation: don't blame teachers for bad results, blame the children), and calling performance-related pay "divisive" (well yes, that's the point).
President BUSH: Yet we're making progress and that's important for the American people to understand.
My goal is, is that a year from now or two years from now, people look back and say, you know what, we actually started making progress on this issue.
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Now, to the American people, I think what they should know is, is that we are steadily making progress.
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Archbishop Kelly's letter said he is making good progress since his stroke last month and thanked priests and other people for their messages of support.
Alliance assembly member Kieran McCarthy said that while the province was making progress in developing treatments, there was much to be done in persuading people to lead a healthier lifestyle.
In many cases, like sanitation or water, making progress solving these challenges is a matter of life and death for millions of people every day.
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"It's a distraction from the progress we've been making on issues that are important to the American people: jobs and the economy, " the aide said.
President BUSH: And I understand how tough it is for the American people to reconcile death on their TV screens with the president saying, we're making incremental progress toward an important goal.
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