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11lag behind — (someone/something) to not be at the level that someone or something else has already achieved. The pay for government workers lags behind the pay for workers in private industry. He lagged far behind his classmates in reading and math skills.… …
12Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
13France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
14education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
15Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
16lag — 01. I was able to keep up at the start of the race, but began to [lag] behind after a mile or so. 02. The movie [lagged] a bit at the beginning, but then the action started, and it was great. 03. The young boy [lagged] behind after school,… …
17Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …
18lag — [[t]læ̱g[/t]] lags, lagging, lagged 1) VERB If one thing or person lags behind another thing or person, their progress is slower than that of the other thing or person. [V behind n] Britain still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for… …
19Lag — Payment of a financial obligation later than is expected or required, as in lead and lag. Also, the number of periods that an independent variable in a regression model is held back in order to predict the dependent variable. The New York Times… …
20lag — Payment of a financial obligation later than is expected or required, as in lead and lag. Also, the number of periods that an dependent variable in a regression model is held back in order to predict the dependent variable. Bloomberg Financial… …
