Word: lag
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Roughly 40 of the 50 portraits that hang in Radcliffe’s various buildings are of women. But portrayals of women lag in the College...
...when they fail to turn a profit, the closure of national chains leaves longer lag times than the turnover of small businesses...
...really a recovery. On the plus side, the work force has been cut about as far as possible, and those with jobs are doing pretty well. Wages are growing 3.4% a year, thanks partly to productivity gains, estimated to be 2% this year. Jobs always return after a lag--and this time will be no exception. --With reporting by Jay Carney and Adam Zagorin/Washington and Barbara Kiviat and Jyoti Thottam/New York
Album opener “Water and a Seat” is a case in point, with swaggering choruses that lag slightly behind the bassline, sounding convincingly and beautifully half-assed. Crazed vocals come from every angle on Pig Lib. In this, it represents a return to the frenetic style that has been missing since Brighten The Corners...
...Another glitch was timing. The quarantine measures did not go into effect until March 31, three days after they were announced. That lag proved crucial. In the interim, SARS cases at Amoy Gardens soared from seven to 213, and before a lockdown could be implemented there, 113 families living in the complex packed their bags and fled. Instead of separating them from the rest of the city, health officials lost track of them...