Sentence examples for lag reality from inspiring English sources

Reputation can lag reality in the newspaper business.

But as so often with such debates, perceptions lag reality.

How, for instance, would a Lehman-style bail-in be set off? Reported measures of capital strength lag reality; market measures, like credit-default swap values, tend to overshoot; and leaving it to the discretion of regulators brings back some of the uncertainty the concept is supposed to eliminate.

Anecdotal evidence from Chinese companies or companies doing business in China bears a lot more weight than government statistics that will likely lag reality by months (if not longer).

But perceptions notoriously lag reality, and we think the reality here is that Chrysler's good luck is being leveraged by a superb management team that has made smart, disciplined decisions.

"Our perceptions lag reality, often by a pretty good stretch of time," said Adrian Sanchez, regional economist for First Interstate Bancorp in Los Angeles.

"I often say that reputation lags reality," said Dale Whittaker, the U.C.F.

Why the new confidence?The obvious answer is that perceptions of crime lagged reality for years but have finally caught up with it.

Perception almost always lags reality.

Looks to us like perception is lagging reality.

"You will find AOL flexing its muscle," says Chaudhri, who points out that so far AOL is "not perceived as being as powerful as they are, but then perception lags reality".