Straight from meanings.txt

What they say:                         What they mean:

A major technological breakthrough...  Back to the drawing board.
Developed after years of research      Discovered by pure accident.
Project behind original schedule due   We're working on something else.
        to unforseen difficulties
Designs are within allowable limits    We made it, stretching a point or two.
Customer satisfaction is believed      So far behind schedule that they'll
        assured                              be grateful for anything at all.
Close project coordination             We're gonna spread the blame, campers!
Test results were extremely gratifying It works, and boy, were we surprised!
The design will be finalized...        We haven't started yet, but we've got
                                             to say something.
The entire concept has been rejected   The guy who designed it quit.
We're moving forward with a fresh      We hired three new guys, and they're
        approach                             kicking it around.
A number of different approaches...    We don't know where we're going, but
                                             we're moving.
Preliminary operational tests are      Blew up when we turned it on.
        inconclusive
Modifications are underway             We're starting over.