Sentences with phrase «little headway in»

After all, for decades we had made little headway in improving the fuel efficiency of our cars.

Nearly a quarter of a century into democracy, four presidents and several curricular revisions later, South Africa has made little headway in its...

The action marks the latest setback for the governor's education agenda, which was battered last year and has made little headway in 2017, even with a modest list of bills.

To date this recommendation has made little headway in entrenched special - education communities; it failed to find its way into the 1997 reauthorization of IDEA.

Despite all they have learned in the past century, neuroscientists have made little headway in figuring out exactly how brain cells process information.

Eunic Ortiz, president of the Stonewall Democrats, said her club had made little headway in speaking with James» staff.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration has made little headway in filling the top job at New York's banking regulator, a financial watchdog over which the governor's staff has sought to exert greater control.

Cuomo's administration has made little headway in filling the top job at New York's banking regulator, a financial watchdog over which the governor's staff has sought to exert greater control.

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Facebook released its third - annual diversity report Thursday, showing, once again, the company has made little progress in employing African Americans and Hispanics and only meager headway in finding more roles for women.

Similarly, the other nations in the region have made little headway with China concerning their own competing South China Sea claims.

Critics point to few new jobs created, a widespread agrarian crisis, slow progress on the planned $ 1 trillion investment in large infrastructure projects, and little headway on tax reform.

Rowing against the wind, the disciples were making little headway, when in the fourth watch (i.e., 3:00 - 6:00 AM.)

With the larger economic problems the nation faces in funding the Depression - era program, Astrue has made little headway, particularly since he took office after the collapse of President Bush's efforts to reform the system, and especially now that his six - year appointment has carried him, a Republican legacy, into a Democratic administration.

Britain's membership of the EU is a complicated issue and this writer genuinely has no hard view — but it's little wonder when Labour, Conservatives and Lib Dems all vociferously share the same view that Britain must remain in the EU that its Ukip looking like they'll make serious headway in the European elections in May.

Mr Sanders made little, if any, headway in the delegate count, however.

The 2010 midterm elections drew residents from every corner of Queens to vote in races that ousted its last remaining Republican in Albany and changed the face of politics in a borough where Republicans and Tea Party members made little headway despite a national groundswell of support for more conservative politicians.

A new study suggests that a 24 - year - long campaign to boost grizzly bear numbers in Yellowstone National Park has made little, if any, headway.

We're in the first week of the new year and I'm making a little headway on some long - delayed projects.

Conversely, the films have zero traction in China, Japan and Korea, where the books likewise made little headway.

The country was lagging behind its international peers, and a half - century effort to erode racial disparities in school achievement had made little headway.

The country lagged behind its international peers, and its half - century effort to erode racial disparities in student achievement had made little headway.

There will be little or no headway in closing the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their classmates in the next 5 years — but there is still an opportunity for secondary schools to make a difference.

Anyway, despite the millions & billions of barrels Tony O'Reilly keeps throwing around, Providence has made precious little progress in the past year: The Dunquin North exploration well was a bit of a dud, and there's been little headway with the farm - out of Barryroe (or proving up its resources).

These figures have remained fairly consistent since the 2003 - 2004 edition of the survey, but when you compare them with the results of the most recent U.S. Census, which says that Hispanics now make up over 16 percent of the population (up 43 percent since 2000) and blacks make up 12 percent (up 12.3 percent since 2000), it seems that little headway has been made in promoting pet ownership among these ethnic groups.

During their little excursion against the blood - mage both Cairon and his sister Calandra have their latent magical abilities activated by mixing their blood, and thus begins our tale proper in which brave Cairon must wander around the world, doing a series of pointless quests in order to made any headway.

«Despite several years of highlighting the need for effective communications and outreach, we have really made very little headway, and I know that we can not delay action in this area much longer,» Dr. Pachauri wrote.

With various «bring your own chopsticks» movements making little headway against the 45 billion pairs of disposable wooden utensils used each year in China alone, a clever Chinese environmental group has

The power grid expansion necessary to distribute renewable electricity from producer to consumer centres is delayed, the development of renewable power sources has slowed down and no or little headway is being made in the emissions from transport and building sectors, leading to Germany very likely missing its 40 percent CO2 reduction target for 2020.

However, little headway has been made by any coin besides NEO, and NEO just suffered a great set back in China due to legislation.

It just doesn't seem like I make any headway and it does bother me to think I will probably die before I can get a little order in my home.