Sentence examples for had lifted lagging from inspiring English sources

Suppose, it noted, "that in the 15 years after the 1983 report 'A Nation at Risk' sounded the alarm about the 'rising tide of mediocrity' in American education," the U.S. had lifted lagging student achievement to higher benchmarks of performance?

A curtain had lifted.

The ennui had lifted.

The fog had lifted.

The fog of jet lag has lifted from my brother and his wife, and the four adults in the house have begun the ritual of overshopping.

HONG KONG — In the seven years since China entered the World Trade Organization in November 2001, a rising tide of exports, combined with a torrent of investment, has lifted the country's economy ever higher, while consumer spending has lagged.

HONG KONG — Since China entered the World Trade Organization in November 2001, a rising tide of exports, combined with a torrent of investment, has lifted the country's economy ever higher, while consumer spending has lagged.

The European assault on Mr. Berlusconi has lifted the spirits of his center-left rival, the former mayor of Rome, Francesco Rutelli, who lags behind him in the polls, though the gap has been closing.

But the mood has lifted.

That has lifted prices.

The shadows have lifted.