meaningful progress
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmeaningfulandprogress
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meaningful
adjective
uk/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/us/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/
intended to show meaning, ...
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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 ofmeaningfulandprogressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The net result was a modified form of authoritarianism rather than anymeaningfulprogresstoward democracy.
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This task will demand the cooperation of the scholarly community if we are to makemeaningfulprogress.
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We want to makemeaningfulprogress.
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Despite our efforts, there has been virtually nomeaningfulprogress.
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However, with the development of improved design technologies that can automatically manage the design information at different levels of detail,meaningfulprogresscan be made.
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This debate has been going on for years without us achieving anymeaningfulprogress.
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Many of us deeply regret the lack of anymeaningfulprogressover the years.
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I believe that there are a number of points wheremeaningfulprogresscan be made.
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I think, however, that we will start to make somemeaningfulprogress.
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Sometimes having access to a huge amount of information is no guarantee thatmeaningfulprogresswill be made.
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To makemeaningfulprogressin getting people out of hospitals and back into the community will cost money.
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How can we makemeaningfulprogressif we are not clear where we stand at the start?
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I hope sincerely that at all levels we can create tangible proposals which can realistically result in somemeaningfulprogressin this battle.
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It is vital that the rest of the world calls for the two countries to make real andmeaningfulprogresson this issue.
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Are we to see somemeaningfulprogresstowards tackling pollution, tackling industrial fisheries and bringing in closed areas before fish and chips becomes a luxury food?
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His commitment to human rights is illustrated by what he said this afternoon, namely, that we want no charades in this respect; we want substantial andmeaningfulprogress.
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There was a cooling-off period while waiting for negotiations to occur, but protesters returned to the site because in their opinion, there had been nomeaningfulprogress.
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