Further progress has been slow, though.

然而进展却非常缓慢。

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Despite decades of effort, progress has been slow.

努力了几十年，这一进程依然缓慢。

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Progress has been slow, but that has been part of the point: the dispute has been in quarantine while relations improved in other ways.

尽管进展缓慢，但至少仍在取得进展：边界争议得以暂时搁置，同时其他方面的关系得到改善。

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But progress has been slow, and Gud-Chantier has taken matters into its own hands.

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Progress has been slow but, in contrast with Iraq, the security outlook has improved a little.

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There are course lots of reasons (and even more excuses) for why progress has been slow.

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