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• Progress toward degree — The Progress Toward Degree rule, commonly referred to as the 40 60 80 rule in Division I athletics, is a piece of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) legislation designed to increase retention and graduation rates of Division I… …   Wikipedia

• Ten Years of Progress Toward a World Free of Land Mines — ▪ 2008 Introduction by Jody Williams As those in the movement to ban antipersonnel land mines (the ban movement) celebrate this 10th anniversary year of the successful negotiating and signing of the Mine Ban Treaty and the Ottawa Process that… …   Universalium

• progress — ▪ I. progress pro‧gress 1 [prəˈgres] verb [intransitive] 1. to develop over a period of time, becoming better or more complete: • The joint venture is progressing faster than expected. progress to • We haven t yet progressed to the negotiating… …   Financial and business terms

• progress — pro|gress1 [ pragrəs ] noun uncount *** 1. ) the process of developing or improving: I m worried about my son s lack of progress in English. progress of: Keep me informed of the progress of the project. progress toward: The party called for… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• toward — to|ward [ tɔrd, tə wɔrd ] or to|wards [ tɔrdz, tə wɔrdz ] preposition *** 1. ) in a particular direction used for saying in which direction someone or something is going, facing, or looking: a stream of traffic speeding toward the city I saw… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• progress — [präg′res, präa′rəs; ] chiefly Brit & Cdn [ prō′gres΄; ] for v. [ prō gres′, prəgres′] n. [ME progresse < L progressus, pp. of progredi < pro , before + gradi, to step, go: see PRO 2 & GRADE] 1. a moving forward or onward 2. forward course; …   English World dictionary

• Progress For America — (PFA) (a 501(c)(4)) and its affiliate Progress for America Voter Fund (PFA VF) (a 527 committee) are national tax exempt organizations in the United States.PFA was established in 2001 to support George W. Bush s agenda for America. The PFA Voter… …   Wikipedia

• progress# — progress n 1 advance (see under ADVANCE vb 2) Analogous words: improvement, betterment (see corresponding verbs at IMPROVE): headway, impetus (see SPEED n) 2 Progress, progression are not always clearly distinguished, although they can be more or …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Progress — Prog ress (?; 277), n. [L. progressus, from progredi, p. p. progressus, to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi to step, go: cf. F. progr[ e]s. See {Grade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• toward — [tôrd; tōrd, tō′ərd; twôrd; too wôrd′, təwôrd′; ] for adj. [ tō′ərd, tôrd] prep. [ME < OE toweard: see TO1 & WARD] 1. in the direction of 2. so as to face; facing 3. in a manner designed to achieve or along a course likely to result in; in… …   English World dictionary

• progress — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, dramatic, excellent, genuine, good, great, impressive, real, remarkable, significant …   Collocations dictionary