Indeed, few observers now seriously expect any substantive progress before the presidential elections currently scheduled for March 2003.

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There also has been no substantive progress on providing humanitarian assistance, Ban said.

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We certainly hope that we can make some substantive progress on issues that we know are of importance to both sides.

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But there is also a growing awareness here that the policy's success, as well as the strength and effectiveness of Sunni Arab opposition to Iran's nuclear ambitions, may hinge on America's ability to show substantive progress on Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab peacemaking.

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This would mean that we have installed immediate safeguards around biodiversity as well as made substantive progress in mainstreaming biodiversity into governmental and societal decision making, thereby taking us off the course of catastrophic destruction and on a course of sustainability.

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Inc. and Softbank Corp. continue to be engaged in constructive negotiations, and we have made substantive and encouraging progress toward an agreement regarding Alipay.

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Despite their different approaches to the crisis, Mr Cameron said the two had made "real progress" in discussions he described as "substantive, purposeful and frank".

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We have -- obviously have substantive business to work through and issues that we have to make progress on.

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