We need rapid progress, not slow progress.

我们需要的是迅速进步，不是慢慢进步。

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But progress was slow, not least because many residents objected to new sites.

ECONOMIST: Conflicts are growing between gypsies and residents

Progress may be slow--measured in inches and feet, not miles--but we will progress.

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At worst it will slow or temporarily detour progress, but it will not stop it.

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