pace of progress
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpaceandprogress
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pace
noun
uk/peɪs/us/peɪs/
the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens ...
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progress
noun[U]
uk/ˈprəʊ.ɡres/us/ˈprɑː.ɡres/
movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a ...
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(Definition ofpaceandprogressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It has been assumed that the question regarding thepaceofprogressrefers to the establishment of criminal justice units and trial units.
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We are broadly satisfied with thepaceofprogress.
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Thepaceofprogressdepends on the availability of building labour and materials and other factors.
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It required a clear sense of the scale of the endeavour, so as not to have unrealistic expectations about thepaceofprogress.
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However, disappointment with thepaceofprogressshould not blind us to the facts.
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This brief excursion into the fourth stage illustrates a relevant generality about thepaceofprogressin normative economics.
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We must recognise that thepaceofprogresstowards reaching the millennium goals is different in different parts of the world.
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I welcome the snail'spaceofprogresson the introduction of commonhold.
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I confess that two years do not seem to me a vertiginouspaceofprogress.
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But thepaceofprogresshas been disappointing.
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We share the frustration of the countries which put it forward at the slowpaceofprogresstowards nuclear disarmament.
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Of course the whole question of thepaceofprogresstowards economic and monetary union must be carefully examined.
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Another factor is that thepaceofprogresstoday is far greater, and getting greater every year, than it has ever been.
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The civil service culture has long been risk-averse, and thepaceofprogressmade by the public service has been slow.
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Whatpaceofprogressis envisaged by the best authorities, and what by the least responsive and least satisfactory?
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There are bound to be problems—for example, over thepaceofprogresswith the reconstruction and development programme—and there may be tribal rivalries.
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It is that, and that alone, which determines thepaceofprogressthat we can achieve.
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I understand his taking that view, because he was never content with thepaceofprogress.
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If that is the objective, thepaceofprogresstowards that goal is negotiable.
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It was felt that thepaceofprogresswas much too fast.
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