In his time, Whitman thought of it as a work in progress.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

But Morrell called the effort to convince China to be even more open about such things "a work in progress."

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

President Obama said more work needs to be done in Iraq, but that important progress has been made.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

He said Americans now facing grave problems need to work together, tap their inner resolve, and seek progress one step at a time.

VOA: standard.2010.01.17

Scientists say Ethiopia is a work in progress, anthropologically and geologically.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

And he pointed to the issue of trying to develop agreed standards of reform in the global financial world where progress has been made, but where much more work is required.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

"The president will lay out the framework on many of those decisions and some of the work that has to be done between now and then to make progress in closing Guantanamo Bay."

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

"I think the prospects are good." "There are a lot of players that have come in - and there's a lot of support from organizations such as the WHO I think that creates a good environment where people can work and make progress in getting together a new vaccine."

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

"When you really look deeper at what the AU is doing and what is happening at the regional economic community level, though the progress has not been what we might have expected a number of years ago, it has changed, and it is a work in progress, and next year this time we might be talking about the next summit within a very different context if we are looking at the political leadership of the day,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.02