Chan had heard this too often not to know its hidden meaning - that nothing was progressing satisfactorily.
Their own affairs on Uldune, however, continued to progress satisfactorily.
The new plants mentioned in last year's report have all progressed satisfactorily.
The life experiments out in the cold laboratories of Pluto were progressing satisfactorily.
He looked over the job he had left running, found it was progressing satisfactorily and punched up a list of his mail.
Everything seemed to be progressing satisfactorily with one exception.
Things were progressing satisfactorily, even though it had taken longer to tag the covert team than he would have liked.
No new offer has been forthcoming, but union officials said talks were progressing satisfactorily in subcommittees.
Further acquisitions in this direction are likely late this year if reconstruction plans progress satisfactorily.
Cooperation on the issue of energy is not progressing satisfactorily.