No more than 50 years ago, my country was one of the world's most advanced states.

Work on the new standard is already at an advanced state.

Little else could be done due to the advanced state of construction.

Among the victims were two women in an advanced state of pregnancy and five children.

It's not clear thinking, but a fairly advanced state of depression.

It's a more advanced state of civilization than making money by selling stuff.

We have many problems in common with the so-called third world and are turning to the most advanced states for assistance.

Also, they had progressed to an advanced state of scientific knowledge.

But running through all these was the belief that an advanced state could not be run without a bureaucracy.

Her body was reported to be in an "advanced state of decomposition".