31.   Hard-line politicians on all three sides and ethnic mistrust have slowed progress since the end of the war.

32.   Highlighted social and economic progress since last bid for games eight years ago.

33.   International observers criticized numerous violations in the elections, but noted democratic progress since previous ballots.

34.   Many countries openly admit that they have made little progress since the Istanbul meeting.

35.   Much of the four-day conference will focus on evaluating the progress since the first meeting five years ago in Stockholm, Sweden.

36.   The polio eradication campaign made even quicker progress since the subsequent introduction of the Sabin vaccine, which is taken orally and therefore easier to administer.

37.   The report cites surveys of women in power and says they have made slow but significant progress since World War II.

38.   They have made no measurable progress since peace treaty talks began in November.

39.   Those talks have seen no substantive progress since late last year.

40.   World Bank country director Andrew Steer said Vietnam has made remarkable progress since three years ago, when donors feared it was about to suffer an economic crisis.