But,she warns this progress is fragile. She says the momentum for health development could come to a grinding halt because of problems stemming from the food and financial crises, the changing climate and the H1N1 influenza pandemic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

Health care has made progress. Several industries are competing for this year's ClearMark award.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

This law only requires testing of progress in math and reading.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

All schools must show yearly progress toward this goal.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

"One thing,unfortunately, that I think we have seen is some of them that are interested and partake of this industry are really,sort of, resisting the progress of women, I guess I would say.

VOA: special.2011.02.14

This week,he gave lawmakers a progress report.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

"This is progress." "It does not fully resolve our concerns, but it gives us a set of basic principles to move forward."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

And we're seeing great progress through the OAS. And I think we should just give this process a chance to play out.

VOA: standard.2009.07.01

And this,it says, is severely threatening progress that has been made for children in some developing countries.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

"This is how progress in cancer treatment is made, by trying new drugs and eventually this combination may become the standard treatment for pancreatic cancer.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

"This legislation not only makes history, but it will make progress for America's working families."

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

I will hold our agencies accountable for ensuring that our government and our foreign policy support the world's woman and achieve lasting, meaningful progress on this issues."

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

"But we are making steady progress, and I think the American people should take some heart in the fact that we are making progress on this front."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"Overall,this will be a meeting about reaffirming the status quo, reaffirming the progress that's being made on lots of different issues, but not one with a big ambitious agenda."

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

"Anybody who talks repeal of the health care reform at this point is asking to stop a lot of progress that should be done and is already in place."

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

Analysts say it will take major progress against terrorism in Afghanistan to counter the weight of public opinion in Britain and other NATO countries that this is an unwinnable war.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

British commanders say this Operation is making good progress, but in Afghanistan as a whole it has been a tough month, and in Britain public opinion-polls indicate public support is falling.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

It's that progress that made it possible for me to be here today, for the good people of this country to elect an African-American the 44th President of the United States of America,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.17

This agreement advances the political progress that can bring lasting peace and unity to Iraq and allow for the orderly and responsible transition of American combat troops out of Iraq by next September,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

"We now need for the public and the media to recognize the progress and to join us in this fight which is not limited to government but has taken root in all of the society."

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

Families of those suspected to have been killed in the mid 1980s by agents of the right-wing military regime of Oscar Mejia Victores, say just being able to search for their loved ones is a signal of progress in this country.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

"This conference gives us all an opportunity to reignite its path to progress by working as a team with Haiti at the helm to advance a comprehensive, long-term strategy for Haiti's growth, by coordinating hemispheric and international efforts, by targeting clear goals, by setting benchmarks to gauge our progress, and deploying our diverse skills and resources efficiently and effectively."

VOA: standard.2009.04.14