Sentence examples for lingering backwardness from inspiring English sources

Mr. Gandhi and the Congress party have blamed caste politics for the lingering backwardness of Uttar Pradesh, promising to focus on development, yet caste and religion continue to shape political equations.

There is no easy answer to this problem, but developing countries need to be aware of it; economic progress is consistent with lingering backwardness, as can be seen in parts of southern Italy or in the Appalachian area of the United States.

The lingering matters.

No lingering.

Lingering hope.

Look for lingering symptoms.

Delete any lingering files.

Remove any lingering files.

Accept lingering awkwardness.

It lingered.

Visitors lingered.