How To Use Lagging In A Sentence

The main methods of obtaining that information were blagging or corruption.
The rest of the lads on the squad will have to go away to the other qualifiers, so the slagging has started already, that I am going to be on my holidays while they will be working away.
His outlook could hardly have been helped by the cancelling of a perfectly good goal just after the quarter-hour, the linesman flagging for offside.
Florida escaped the pains of the lagging economy nationwide elsewhere because the state has such a small manufacturing base.
The President said the bridge would boost the economy on Madura island, which has been largely untouched by development, lagging behind other regions in Indonesia.

Apple packing houses currently rely on digital camera imagery to sort apples by surface appearance only, flagging those that are visibly defective or the wrong size or color.
We are lagging far behind our European competitors in using new technology.
Soon after, he declared that General Dynamics would identify lagging businesses and sell them or strengthen them through acquisitions or mergers.
There is an assumption that the issue hinges on access and funding, with quality lagging far behind.
Your energy is flagging and you feel washed out a lot of the time. The Sun
The Fisheries Agency also expressed concern that China has sharply increased its harvesting of bigeye tuna by reflagging ships so that they do not come under catch quota restrictions.
One of the recommendations was that deaths should be monitored by flagging the health records of residents.
A cylinder jacket or pipe lagging is relatively cheap but can save you a lot of pennies so you can stay warmer. The Sun
technically lagging behind the Japanese
The eurozone's flagging economy needs radical restructuring. Times, Sunday Times
The only person who comes forward to defend the McCanns seems to be an "army wife, army mother" who posts as Vancysgu, citing a book called The Skinback Fusiliers, which the Arrsers also delight in slagging off because it portrays trainees at Catterick Garrison in Yorkshire as "a gang of nasty little plonkers". Hugh Muir's diary
BRITAIN'S building industry is flagging because of a shortage of bricks, it was warned yesterday. The Sun
So why are some places speeding ahead and others lagging behind? Times, Sunday Times
Soon after, he declared that General Dynamics would identify lagging businesses and sell them or strengthen them through acquisitions or mergers.
Of course the usual banter and the slagging started, with challenges being thrown down left, right and centre.
That is why vessels are required under international law to have flags, and a State by flagging a vessel assumes responsibility with things which occur on that vessel, even when it is in the territorial waters of another State.
The scalability of intangibles allows a few large and profitable firms to emerge, leaving the rest lagging behind. Times, Sunday Times
And just lagging it slightly was the image of the posed dancer.
The MPs assured the President of continued support in the fight against corruption and poverty adding that if the vices were not eradicated the country will continue lagging behind in development.
Many analysts say the reform package is essential to reinvigorating Germany's flagging economy, beset by slow growth and high unemployment.
His enthusiasm was in no way flagging.
On this street was a throng of trucks and wagons lading and unlading; bales and boxes rose and sank by pulleys overhead; the footway was a labyrinth of packages of every shape and size: there was no flagging of the pitiless energy that moved all forward, no sign of how heavy a weight lay on it, save in the reeking faces of its helpless instruments. Complete March Family Trilogy
Gingrich's poll numbers have lagging and the drawn-out contest he previously advocated for increasingly looks like it could be his undoing. Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri results – live
The Ducks must win tonight not just to shore up their record but also to help repair their flagging self-esteem.
He did a film for Hollywood to boost his flagging career.
It was an informal chat and we were told that some people are able for the slagging better then others and to tread lightly.
He says her career was flagging when she hired him in 2003.
Both Lincoln and Roosevelt were brilliant wartime leaders precisely because they were able to overcome adversity and inspire the country toward ultimate victory with their unflagging will to win.
Anyone who still needs persuading regarding the potential of 3D to re-energise flagging film brands need look no further than the current success of Lionsgate's Saw 3D. 3D boosts flagging Saw series with biggest-ever opening
Where was solid water beneath it, is now air, and for the first time it feels the grip of gravity, and down it falls, at the same time being torn asunder from the lagging bottom of the wave and flung forward. Excerpt From Cruise of the Snark: Surfing in Hawaii
Under strict secrecy, they flew to the Persian Gulf to witness the reflagging of Kuwaiti oil tankers with U.S. flags.
Ireland's artisans delighted us with their heart, their stamina and their unflagging will to win - they fully deserved in the end to beat Spain's artistas, but were denied.
Who with their drowfy, flow, and flagging wings Clip dead mens graves; and from their milty jaws Breathe foul contagious darknefs in the air. The Works of Shakespeare: Collated with the Oldest Copies, and Corrected
Flagging passion is often interpreted as the death knell of a relationship.
Yet they remain educationally backward and are economically lagging far behind the others.
Well, it's too late this afternoon to begin our "worry," but to-morrow morning we must start by flagging all the windows with towels, as the inquisitive lady is said to have done at Glamis Castle. ' Border Ghost Stories
As well as phone hacking, the notes referred to "blagging", obtaining information by deception. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
And it is a lesson that he wants to apply to Britain's flagging biotech industry. Times, Sunday Times
Why is this country lagging behind in the development of space technology?
Long-term chartist Martin Pring had the same thought in his Monthly, published this weekend: The Gold Miners ETF, the GDX, has been lagging the metal quite badly. MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
Again, thank you all for the encouragement, the flattering reviews, and your unbeatable, unflagging enthusiasm.
Paul Martin began reflagging his ships in countries with little or no corporate taxes and very low employment standards, and using non-Canadian crews.
I imagine I'm kinda lagging in the most up-to-date information, so maybe Arnie will brief me. BARRACUDA 945
The nuclear development is lagging behind the cytoplasmic maturation.
After blagging our way into the company's central London offices we waited for someone to come and speak to us.
Sybase has been suffering from sagging sales and the perception of lagging technology.
Clearly, New Zealand is lagging behind in failing to encourage more flexible working conditions for employees, especially when their children are young, and that is why I have drafted this bill.
The party, so recently flagging, was beginning to take flight now.
It might seem strange to open a reflection on Pope Benedict XVI's recent missionary journey to Britain by flagging an initiative by people not normally admitted to the ecumenical tent, but in reality the pope's visit seems to have pre-empted this venture ... or is it a move of the Holy Spirit? The UK One Month After Benedict
It was the afternoon of a hot, dusty August day when a worn, travel-stained pilgrim drifted laggingly into the office of the Mark Twain: A Biography
Yet in spite of her age, her enthusiasm was unflagging, for she exclaimed in a postscript that she would be wearing her best new dress and her best new hat!
Definitely flagging now, Penny and I stagger on to the Park Hyatt Hotel where we have promised ourselves a glass or two of wine to celebrate our mammoth and epic journey.
A weekend break here, amid such beauty and serenity, will revive flagging city spirits.
With production capacity lagging behind the surging demand for nutrients from farmers around the world that trend is set to continue.
Chromosome loss may be the result of either non-attachment of the chromosome kinetochore to the spindle microtubules or chromosome lagging at anaphase and gives rise to a micronucleus.
And I ended, as old fogies are entitled to do by slagging off today's so-called operating systems, describing them as crude and inelegant.
The changes are being driven by students 'lagging performance on international tests and mathematicians' warnings that more than a decade of so-called reform math — critics call it fuzzy math — has crippled students with its de-emphasizing of basic drills and memorization in favor of allowing children to find their own ways to solve problems. Sound Politics: Where's The Math Makes The NYT
Private detectives were making good livings by conning, blagging and bribing information out of the thousands of clerks, coppers and government call-centre operatives who act as guardians of electronic data.
Using samples from his illustrious career, he takes the reader through his thought process and explains principles both basic (setting up an efficient studio, thumbnail sketches) and advanced (shapewelding, counterchange, flagging the head). Imaginative Realism Reviews
Even after primitive use of crude lagging gave way to a more general use of preformed asbestos block insulation, such blocks were cut dry which could actually enhance dust production.
He's lagging behind a bit - I think we'd better wait for him to catch us up.
Can I say Captain Beefheart, circa 1969 - Without Webby clagging me? Readers recommend: discordant songs
Constant anxious attention to her appearance becomes a major part of woman's life, a source of frustration, unflagging investment and invidious comparison.
Adrian Hickey (aged 34) became involved in a scuffle with the man because he believed that his girlfriend, who had been pushed after she approached the victim to ask if he was "slagging" her, was under threat. Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie
It's what they call a bifurcated market, where you have certain segments that are really strong, and certain segments that are lagging a little bit. Missoula Independent
The whole area of primary care was also lagging behind in research terms. Times, Sunday Times
Wednesday's cash twist was designed to boost flagging ratings. The Sun
Such flexible and productive labour is often just what flagging economies need.
The data is mixed with leading and lagging indicators pointing in different directions. Times, Sunday Times
She left the portals of decision-making long ago, and has been at it now for sometime with a remarkably undiminished enthusiasm and an equally unflagging intellectual curiosity.
The eurozone's flagging economy needs radical restructuring. Times, Sunday Times
But now the deer turned to the right and made for a distant thicket, and Lionel saw the young hunter spring from his lagging steed, and, with a stout cord reeled around his arm, dash after the stag afoot, while hounds and hunters panted far behind. Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times
They'll all come on as themselves and will get a slagging and have a bit of banter with the audience.
Governments have tried to "reflate" their flagging economies by throwing budget-crippling sums at the banks, but the banks have not deigned to pass those funds on to businesses and consumers as loans. Ellen Brown: Deficit Terrorists Strike in the United Kingdom: United States of America Next?
The use of radios has pretty much made the flagging use of fusees redundant.
But her unflagging ambition more than made up for her shortcomings.
Although talks had not concluded at the time of going to press, it is understood the company position on reflagging its vessels had eased as long as agreement could be reached on other cost-saving measures.
The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was lagging behind as usual.
Other applications of aluminum include control tubing, tanks, covers, boiler lagging, jacketing, panels, and canopies.
These provisions are designed not only to strengthen flag state control but also to deter evasive reflagging of vessels.
Synchronous motor can be adjusted to be lagging, unity or leading power factor.
A total of 205 purse-seiners are allowed to operate at any one time in WCPO, but Taiwan has been getting around that by using bigger boats and reflagging some of its fleet to the Marshall Islands and Vanuatu.
Lagging behind, he bought a $2 tip sheet from a racetrack tout, who told him for five bucks he would ‘mark all the winners.’
Faced with heavy losses due to flagging demand, there was talk of drastic reductions in spring last year, but nobody was prepared to take the lead, and, in the end, a torrid summer saved them from having to do so.
We view stratocladistics as still in an early stage of development, with implementation lagging behind concept.
He thanked Tony for his unflagging energy and support.
She acted as patron to many emerging politicians, was an unflagging correspondent, and a relentless string-puller.
The lagging needs to be taken off and the boiler certified every two years.
The jury is still out as to whether she will be able to claw her way back and resurrect her flagging career. Times, Sunday Times
There was new wooden lagging on her right hand cylinder, but no jacketing, and the front head and piston had been removed.
Sancho had recourse to the larder of his alforjas and took out of them what he called the prog; Don Quixote rinsed his mouth and bathed his face, by which cooling process his flagging energies were revived. Don Quixote
The information showed that 31 journalists had acquired people's personal information through blagging.
Obama responded by again attacking Republicans, saying they decided that it was to their benefit to oppose his policies and ensure that he took all the blame for the lagging economy, rather than working with him to fix it. President Obama takes his attack on Republicans to Eric Cantor's district
Only that mighty mass of clouds called Arjuna, aided by Krishna like unto a powerful wind, with celestial weapon representing its fierce lightning, the white steeds, the rows of white cranes coursing underneath and the unbearable Gandiva, the rainbow ahead, is capable of extinguishing the blazing flame represented by Karna by means of its arrowy showers let off with unflagging steadiness. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1
` ` Why, '' I said, laggingly, after the silence -- ` ` why did I call the child who used to play with me ` Wee Brown Elspeth '?' ' The White People
Flagging on Filings Here are some names that prewarned or preannounced: New Chapter in Bankruptcy:
People found guilty of obtaining personal details by deception - known as "blagging" - should be jailed, Deputy PM Nick Clegg has said. BBC News - Home
It's a title Lexus has held for years, but the carmaker is lagging behind Mercedes by about 3,000 vehicles in 2010. Car Buyers Likelier To Find Deals Later This Year
a person of unflagging conscience
He chose not to speak up and offer his version of events, '' because I didn't want to get in any kind of slagging match with anyone; it seemed better to just ignore it ''. The Age News Headlines
Since then, Billy has played the part of the dame in three other productions and has become used to the slagging he gets from his colleagues on the building sites where he works.
THE WARMTH OF THE MARQUIS’s greeting bolstered Kate’s flagging spirits, and the kindness in his expression dispelled any lingering discomfort occasioned by MacNeill’s sardonic manner. My Seduction
Looking at the world today and comparing the respective positions of education and catastrophe, one could be excused for thinking that education was lagging far behind.
Can't understand why the place has received such a slagging - did they go to the same place?
As if that wasn't enough, Paul managed to get a lift to the concert and succeeded in blagging a second ticket for his driver.
On the other hand, flexible exchange rates offer a self-adjusting mechanism to correct a balance of payments problem and boost a country s flagging competitiveness.
It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up to resist every tendency towards flagging under the weight of inferior food substances.
A new person would bring a fresh approach, a different outlook and revive any flagging interest.
Landowners are turning pasture into racetracks in an effort to boost flagging incomes.
Looking at these methods, it seems likely that many, but not all, ex-directory numbers could have been obtained by blagging . The readers' editor on… the Observer and the private investigator
CPI is a lagging indicator, emIt'substantial liquidity, the deflation is not sustainable.
Your energy is flagging and you feel washed out a lot of the time. The Sun
Whether with the arrival of a younger and more energetic person she was voluntarily relinquishing her hold on her customary tasks, or whether a sudden collapse of her vitality forced her to do so, Lucy could not determine; nevertheless, it was perfectly apparent that she daily attacked her duties more laggingly and complained less loudly when things were left undone. The Wall Between
This movie is intended to revive her flagging career.
I love the bit of slagging that goes on between people from different counties.
First for their appearance: unfailingly perky; and then for their movements: unflaggingly jaunty. Times, Sunday Times
We usually manage to get through another few cups as the day goes on, as a boost for flagging energy levels, perhaps, or an excuse to take a break from work.
The abstract elements of beadwork patterns play a key role in flagging difference - like the tartan kilts of Scottish clans.
Cohen at first speculated that the attacker may have been ‘just blagging’ and that he was only visiting the area, but later admitted that this was unlikely.
But after a couple of days of thinking about it and seeing the club's unflagging commitment to Hillenbrand, Valentin agreed.
He was sustained by the unflagging support of his family.
It was easy to imagine a scene in that affable pub on any night, the slagging, the fun.
Separate sections of barrelhead with chisel, inserts strips of flagging between sections, and hammer them together to enlarge barrelhead to fit croze of barrel.
The Italian fashion house Gianni Versace is pulling out of Japan after nearly 30 years amid flagging sales, the Financial Times reported.
The seven girls and three boys will brave the elements (and the slagging!) to wear their pyjamas to school.
Urgent action needs to be taken to prevent ships within the EU reflagging.
They ran the gauntlet of the voter as well as the judges and won out and for people to start slagging them off is a bit rich.
Requiring a central bank to support a flagging currency will remain a bad idea after the union is formed, Tietmeyer said.
Fell into the...trap of slagging off social workers.
To particularise: an under-sized dog will, ten to one, break off from the chase71 faint and flagging in the performance of his duty owing to mere diminutiveness. On Hunting
The moderator was flagging me down because he wanted me to speak for a couple of minutes.
They advise checking, and lagging all exposed pipes, keeping buildings heated and draining exposed pipes.
In the late 1980s, the United States participated in Operation Earnest Will, reflagging Kuwaiti tankers under the Stars and Stripes and escorting them into the Gulf.
Based on these criteria, many countries are still lagging far behind.
Even if we are a minority within a minority, it doesn't make the sting of indiscriminate slagging any less painful.
I believe Alanis changed her look and persona to boost flagging record sales and a Grammy snub in 2002, by embracing nouveau punk and releasing a pop radio friendly, non self-indulgent record that very year under a pseudonym.
Blagging your way in somewhere is 90 per cent confidence. The Sun
And the law is always reactive and lagging behind social developments.
In the long run, though, cheap labor in Mexico was not enough to prop up a lagging, stogy industry that failed to innovate. Mexico: Land of Dire Straits and Reaganomics
It is concluded that this strike-slip fault is in tensoshear property and should be lagging products associated with reverse fault of NE trend.
To wait longer was to take the risk not only of a failing memory but of the motivation flagging, of an enfeebling of the affective power. Ballardian » ‘Le passé composé de J. G. Ballard’: JGB on Empire of the Sun
On the doorknob was a bloody hand print, there was also a trail of drag marks lagging behind it.
There is widespread chatter that Mr. Chávez may replace key ministers in his cabinet in an attempt to fortify his government amid rumors of his flagging health and also to possibly groom a successor. Challenger for Venezuela Presidency Still Hopes to Face Chávez
Many of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs -- loyalty, devotion, selflessness, unflagging optimism, unqualified love -- can be elusive to humans. John Grogan - An interview with author
It's possible that the number of spam emails that actually make it into recipient's mailboxes has decreased somewhat due to enhanced filtering techniques and an army of humans employed at various antispam companies flagging common spam emails. Five-year plan: 8 problems IT must solve
However, he admits that Calgary is lagging well behind other cities in heritage preservation.
The whole area of primary care was also lagging behind in research terms. Times, Sunday Times
The next major reflagging of regimental elements, prompted by the drawdown in Army forces after the war in Vietnam, occurred in 1972.
The film, I suppose, deserves some marks for the unflagging manner in which this slapstick is played, but I'm afraid there were times when I thought it was just plain daft, rather than funny.
News of forthcoming private A&E departments demonstrate age-old forces of supply and demand are preparing to work their magic on Britain's flagging and decayed health service.
It was used as insulation on the pipe lagging which ran throughout the factory and there was also asbestos in the roof.
‘Your unflagging enthusiasm and hard work has ensured that each one of the events and projects you have been involved in has been a success and will be remembered for many years to come,’ he said.
Angry, lost, and alone, she pursued her duties with unflagging diligence, and patrolled the castle where she was billeted, unflaggingly, in accordance with her training.
With exports flagging, Thaksin wants to boost consumer confidence and spending.
As Dean has shown, the best way for an outsider to prove his readiness for prime-time politics is to run for the White House with unflagging determination.
The onset of war and the urban destruction that followed breathed new spirit into a flagging crusade.
unflagging courtesy
In the international league table for broadband we are lagging behind. Times, Sunday Times
His unflagging dedication to device companies and to the government make him a true pioneer in the industry.
For Avon, multilevel selling has helped reenergize a flagging U.S. sales force.
This was a challenge that Newton took up with unflagging enthusiasm for the last fifty-five years of his life.
I was lagging behind the tour group, busy being skeptical about everything until something happened that I couldn't disprove - someone tugged on my shirt tail.
Prosperity came laggingly enough to the Clemens household. Mark Twain: A Biography
People tend to think that Scotland is lagging behind other countries in the adoption of e-business.
The Fisheries Agency also expressed concern that China has sharply increased its harvesting of bigeye tuna by reflagging ships so that they do not come under catch quota restrictions.
Will he manage to transform yet another flagging business tonight? The Sun
unflagging pursuit of excellence
For individual householders, this can means something as simple as lagging the boiler.
Some uncharitable observers saw the entire episode as an attempt by the larger-than-life author to revive his novel's flagging fortunes in the nether regions of the bestseller lists.
We are lagging far behind our European competitors in using new technology.
He had toiled unflaggingly to make a name for himself, as a javelin thrower.
The jury is still out as to whether she will be able to claw her way back and resurrect her flagging career. Times, Sunday Times
The government devalued the currency to try to revive the flagging economy.
n. - unremitting care; unflagging or obsequious attention. assiduous, v. - pardon; absolve; acquit; release. assoilment, assumpsit Xml's Blinklist.com
It remains as a monument to our leader's moral clarity and unflagging resolution.
There is a 'slagging' culture amongst my group of friends (if you ain't getting slagged you ain't nobody) and I reckon Sherlock would fit in pretty well with some of his put-downs of the trusty Watson. Word Magazine - Comments
If you are still using soft ceramics to produce shapeless clay jars or bowls, you are lagging behind the city's latest trend.
By 1936 RCA's research and development department was lagging behind Farnsworth in terms of screen size and sharpness of image.
I have played dolls with her once before and I am rather unsure of what I am supposed to contribute, but today I was very tired after the week's exertion and was flagging fast.
Defence lawyer Sean May, who asked for three to six months in jail, said his remorseful client has no criminal record, welcomes treatment and has the "unflagging" support of his wife Ottawa Sun
The whole country is now in recovery, but the north has the furthest to catch up and is comparatively lagging behind. Times, Sunday Times
Not only does this make it easier to cope with your day-to-day routine, it means you will also have enough energy to lift a flagging libido. Times, Sunday Times
Such dual registrations - also known as double flaggings - are largely illegal, but some countries make exceptions for bareboat charters.
Florida escaped the pains of the lagging economy nationwide elsewhere because the state has such a small manufacturing base.
Legal offices are struggling with the weight of expansion but the development of professional recruiting is lagging behind. Archive 2009-04-01
On this spot I saw abundance of plover; and as I walked my horse along at a foot pace, I observed many of the newly hatched young, around which the old birds anxiously hovered, continually resorting to a well-known artifice; and in the hope of alluring an enemy to a false pursuit, limping tenderly away with a flagging wing, as if they were lame.
When her efforts continued for almost three hours and her strength began flagging, vets finally decided to prepare a mixture of water and medication to assist the rest of the birth.
These MN appear to be the consequence of a very high rate of chromosome lagging occurring in multipolar mitoses (preceding the multinucleate state) which are produced when cytokinesis-blocked binucleate cells further divide.
However if the boards were taken away and if some of the lagging were to be removed, it might be okay.
He described some of the "dark arts" he had been told of by tabloid reporters, including burglary, phone and email hacking and "blagging" - obtaining information by deceit. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
Passing the town-wharf laggingly like the maimed thing she was, limping nearer and nearer the spot whence she had set out three-quarters of an hour before, Mr. Carstairs's _Cypriani_ slowed down at an abandoned private landing -- the same one by which Peter's trunk had been conveyed ashore that morning -- and ran out her stairs. Captivating Mary Carstairs
But lesbians are still lagging far behind the general female populace in getting physical examinations, she said.
Celeb ticket blagging for the gigs has also well and truly kicked off. The Sun
He sat down, crossed and uncrossed his legs, and tried to pick up the flagging vibe.
The good humour and banter continued with the local trio all participating in the slagging.

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