had made no progress vs did not make progress

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Had made no progress' is used when referring to a specific point in the past where no progress had been made. 'Did not make progress' is used in a more general sense to indicate a lack of progress without specifying a particular time frame.

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had made no progress

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific point in the past where no progress had been made.

This phrase is used to indicate that at a particular time in the past, no progress had been achieved.

Examples:

By the end of the year, they had made no progress in their research.
She realized she had made no progress in her career over the past few years.

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We had great expectations for this communication because we all knew that the Member States had made almost no progress in the field since the Lisbon Council.
The Incas have clearly made no progress.
So, in other words, you've made no progress.
I've made no progress on the poison.
You have made no progress, recruit.
Meanwhile, President Galbrain and his administration have made no progress in their investigation of the assassination.
We have made no progress whatsoever with interoperability.
So, we have made no progress with harmonisation either.
I'm afraid the latest results show she's made no progress whatsoever.
Since you've made no progress in the Klepto murder, I figure you're due.
There is no shortage of past examples of monetary areas that were doomed to implode because the countries involved made no progress towards integration.
Finally, but very importantly, Council has made no progress on postponing rest periods for drivers on occasional international services (12 day rule).
We have still made no progress at all with this.
Although it would like to be able to boast the opposite, Europe has made no progress in the area of freedom, security and justice.
We have made no progress towards solving the eternal problem of classifying compulsory and non-compulsory expenditure.
It is shocking and scandalous that this Millennium Development Goal is failing and that we have made no progress since 2000 and no progress over the last 20 years.
Having made no progress whatsoever with interoperability for years now, the Council should accept our decision tomorrow so that we can make some progress and avoid yet another second reading and conciliation procedure.
And still I have made no progress
Overall, nationalist rhetoric has prevailed and Bosnia and Herzegovina's leaders have made no progress towards creating, through the reform of the constitutional framework, more functional and affordable State structures which support the process of European integration.
The interim report of 23 March 2010 concerning justice in Romania clearly shows that the country has made no progress in combating corruption or reforming justice.

Alternatives:

had not made any progress
had not advanced
had not moved forward
had not improved
had not developed

did not make progress

This phrase is correct and commonly used in a more general sense to indicate a lack of progress without specifying a particular time frame.

This phrase is used to indicate a general lack of progress without specifying a specific point in time.

Examples:

Despite their efforts, they did not make progress in solving the problem.
The project did not make progress due to lack of funding.

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He regrets the fact that the Stockholm summit did not make progress on liberalising the gas and electricity sectors and "stresses that liberalisation in the outstanding sectors is essential".
We did not make sufficient progress in making administration more efficient.
I regret the fact that we did not make more progress on parental leave.
In the end, we did not make any progress at that Council meeting.
In those days proposals did not make such rapid progress as they do now.
As far as the amendments are concerned, the Commission accepts nine of them, seven of them are in principle acceptable, but we did not make further progress and I would like to explain why.
We will not make progress like that.
We will not make progress without determination, but we will not make progress without patience, either.
If we do not make progress soon, we may all starve out here, that is a fact.
If we do not make progress this time, Johannesburg will have failed before we get there.
Social Europe will not make progress, nor will it convince our countries' citizens with proposals such as this.
Let me start with a few good examples, but then say where we will not make progress.
Europe will not make progress with an annual budget that represents scarcely a third of what the US allocates to its military budget alone.
But we will not make progress with prohibitions alone, as is so well demonstrated by the ignominious failure of the American Prohibition.
We have already had the first reading in Parliament and I do not see any reason why they should not make progress.
We hope we can make progress.
it does not make progress with the actions identified in the capacity enhancement plan.
I am aware, however, that it will be very difficult to make progress in this direction unless we first make progress on the substance.
Ditch that wagon and we might make progress.
Our troops will make progress, the English-backed Protestants will retreat.

Alternatives:

made no progress
failed to make progress
showed no progress
achieved no progress
did not advance

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had made no progress vs did not make progress