Sentence examples for behind state from inspiring English sources

Or there's Paul Kelly's sobering How to Make Gravy, the song's falteringly upbeat narrative told from behind state bars.

That should be a boon to civic engagement and voter turnout in Austin, which has lagged behind state and national averages.

ALEC has been the driving force behind state laws that have effectively marginalized minority voters, crimped union rights and undermined environmental protections.

"They're still probably a half step behind state of the art, but it's a tremendous jump from their first attempts when they revived the company".

The county lags behind state averages when it comes to vaccinations, including students entering school with up-to-date pertussis immunizations, according to the California Department of Public Health.

Members of the board met recently with Adrian Fine, the regional officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which has been known to throw its weight behind state issues.

"It's not just in Canada; every patent office around the world is falling behind," states Giardina.

Already, under No Child Left Behind, states determine funding for schools by student performance on these state tests.

"Prior to No Child Left Behind, states weren't even collecting K-12 education data at the student level," says Anne Hyslop, an analyst at nonpartisan think tank Education Sector.

Its towns, villages and ports take shelter behind state-of-the-art seawalls and vast assemblages of concrete tetrapods designed to dissipate a wave's energy.

The nation's top Republican dubbed Putin as "an aggressor who does not share our interests" and suggested Russia was behind state-sponsored cyber-attacks "on what appears to be [the US] political system".