Sentence examples for lagging considerably behind from inspiring English sources

When World War I began, the hull of Izmail, the most advanced ship, was judged 43 percent complete, with the others lagging considerably behind.

As most of the tools available in this area are in English, Arab countries are lagging considerably behind in this domain, not only in the development of tools, but also in terms of translation of existing material [ 12][ 17][ 32].

Rich as Chicago's theater life is, though, it lags considerably behind New York in financial terms.

While the Nordic region, the Netherlands and Britain generally performed well, southern European countries lagged considerably behind the average.

Even in New York City, which has long lagged considerably behind suburban and upstate school districts, 42percentt of fourth graders passed the test, up from only 33percentt last year.

Ms. Lynch said she was troubled by continued research that shows girls' computer skills and interest in technology lags considerably behind boys'.

A mere six years after the Wright brothers' inaugural flight from Kitty Hawk, China accomplished its first flight, yet the country's aviation record has lagged considerably behind those of America and Europe.

In both versions of "Lean In," she writes, "Our country lags considerably behind others in efforts to help parents take care of their children and stay in the workforce".