Given this gulf, progress toward a viable compromise could take months.

The therapist said no progress could take place in light of the continued denial.

Any future progress must take place after the end of the normal day's business, if nobody objects.

Science and social progress only take place in the open.

Sometimes, though, progress takes a toll in the psyche, and maybe the heart, too.

Over time, America's exploding population and commercial progress have taken a huge toll on the nation's natural resources.

But significant progress in animal welfare did not take place until the late 20th century.

Can anyone say that this progress is taking place today?

Even in the area of religious freedom, where some progress has taken place, significant restrictions remain.

Further progress in this direction took place only after the development of modern computers.