A final league position of 8th represented continued upward progress over a period of 5 seasons.

To pull on the rope to make upward progress, often with assistance from the belayer.

His upward progress was now complicated by the absence of a banister.

You need have no fear of your own successful upward progress.

A small globe appeared and the visitors abruptly stopped their upward progress.

He waited until the servant had gone, then continued his upward progress.

That's a little like the country's credit ratings, which have been making quiet upward progress over the past year.

Things had come so easily to him for the last two years that he had taken his steady upward progress in life as assured.

He continued his upward progress, lips preceding fingers up arms, across shoulders.

Yuan's consistent upward progress through the rankings continued in 2005.