"I didn't like trying to keep up with him and falling behind," she said.
The chancellor makes the explicit link between this and falling behind globally.
But they worry more about raising less cash than their opponents and falling behind in the money primary.
He was rehearsing three plays, designing his yearbook page, writing his newspaper column -- and falling behind in his studies.
I was hungry, bored, sleep-deprived from those ridiculously early breakfasts, and falling behind in my work.
Mr. Kerry said the United States was crippled by a broken energy policy and falling behind in the global race for leadership in clean-energy technology.
He said the number of detectives in one high-crime district had been cut in half, leaving the remaining detectives overburdened and falling behind on their caseloads.
But they seemed unsure of themselves on offense in the first half, clanking jumpers and falling behind by as many as 9 points.
Without the right support, many deaf children and young people can feel isolated and are at risk of bullying and falling behind at school.
More important, the threat of larger rate increases and falling behind in the fight to curb inflation would make investors fear a "hard landing" for the economy.
After losing 10 consecutive contests and falling behind in delegates and in the confidence of Democratic leaders, she stepped up her efforts against Mr. Obama.
