"It's extremely unfortunate and disappointing given we seemed to be making headway, " said Geoff Brown, executive director of the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA).

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Though the case for liberalisation seems to be making headway in most liberal democracies, there are still many who oppose, on moral grounds, anything that smacks of official sanctioning of sex for money.

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Class actions have long since become part of the legal landscape but defendants like Wal-Mart appear to be making headway with the argument that they can be too big, and too unmanageable, to be fair to their targets or the many potential plaintiffs who get little from the litigation but are forever barred from bringing their own claims when the case is settled.

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But it's also critical to know that there are many who are working and working and working, and don't seem to be making any headway.

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With technology making tremendous headway in places in everywhere from Indiana to India, a billion hits should be doable.

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Before the two met, Mr Netanyahu said the US and Israel were "making headway" and said he hoped the two sides would "shortly be able to resume normal talks".

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