Sentence examples for may lag in from inspiring English sources

Chinese students may not have a lot of fun, and may lag in subjects in which some American students excel, such as sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.

A candidate may lag in the polls, but have a crack organisation that will be more successful at getting its supporters to the polling station on election day.

Mexico may lag in terms of Internet access and online purchasing, but we are seeing signs of change.

We conclude that herbaceous plant communities may recover rapidly following the removal of grazing disturbance, but that woody species may lag in recovery without active vegetation manipulation.

Like Europeans, Singaporeans tend to be more risk averse than say Americans, says Lim, which is why Singapore may lag in startups and attracting venture capital.

Czech women may lag behind in consumption, but not in invention.

Indeed, some economists believe that Arizona and other states that boomed during the early years of the century may lag behind in the current recovery, as many of their residents struggle to reduce their debts.

While the laws may lag behind in places like Iran, pot use is rising there, without interference from the authorities.

Therefore, one critique may be that the time points should be further apart, e.g., 2005 and 2010 or 2009 and 2014, especially since patient/consumer interest may lag changes in the overall economy.

In view of the possibility that an immature/not fully formed connective tissue may lag behind in proteoglycan deposition, we have also examined the expression of three closely related SLRPs asporin, biglycan, and osteoglycin.

Groundwater apparent age is relatively young (0 5 yr) based on tritium helium analysis, but whole-aquifer turnover time calculations are an order of magnitude longer (20 23 yr), suggesting changes in groundwater may lag behind changes in land management by years to decades.