But frank discussions on these and other issues can sometimes yield real progress.

Due to strong resistance, the first day of the attack yielded little progress in breaking the line.

He said that five negotiating sessions have yielded little progress.

But 20 years of conflicting studies and accusations have yielded little progress.

His experience yielded diplomatic progress on at least four fronts.

But their talks yielded little progress on the core issue, and neither did a round of meetings today.

Last week's talks did not appear to yield progress.

The star right wing and the Islanders are negotiating, but the talks have not yielded much progress.

Nonetheless, he said the negotiations had yielded "good progress from the point of view that the building really isn't legally obligated to do anything."

Investigation of the physiology of the male prostate yielded more immediate progress.