While the U.S. was struggling through the Depression and encouraging the kind of representational art tinged with social themes propagated by the Works Progress Administration, the Park Avenue cubists insisted art should exist apart from politics, in a protected sphere where individuals could assert a private vision.

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The UNESCO Chair in International Development promotes economic and social progress in developing countries with specific emphasis on the needs of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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They might draw you in with an idea of fun: usually, the first half-hour or so of a social game is the most jam-packed with progress and new abilities, but tedium and frustration gradually become the dominant experiences as you slog ahead in a game that ends in -ville.

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Given our current circumstances, however, much more needs to be done, with a greater sense of urgency, if the US is to make substantial progress against major social challenges.

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Afghan civil groups, meeting on the sidelines in Tokyo, demanded stricter conditions attached to the aid to combat corruption, and to guarantee that social progress in the past decade is not sold away for an easier peace with the Taliban.

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Progress marches ever onward with 62 percent of couples planning to also spread the schmaltz via text message or social media, according to a survey conducted by American Express.

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