Word: laggard
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...recovery, however, is uneven. Northern Europe is leading the move out of three years of recession and near stagnation. Britain, once the laggard of the European Community, is now in the forefront of the Common Market, followed closely by West Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. The southern, Socialist-led countries, France, Greece and Spain, are expected to miss out on the first stages of the upswing. Only Italy will probably join the north in a spurt of growth this year...
...recent success, Toyo still has problems. The firm is trying to raise at least $1 billion to build a new plant and develop cars to add to its current line of only five models. It is also seeking to boost sales in Japan, where it has long been a laggard. Toyo now sells more than 70% of its vehicles abroad; the Japanese car industry average...
...finders visit dozens of private schools a year. Boarding schools specializing in laggard students are much in demand. Says Beverly Hills Counselor Harriett Bay: "Rarely does a parent come in with a terrific little kid seeking a terrific school. Most come in a moment of crisis...
Gerald M. McCue is no laggard. One year ago, when President Bok appointed him as the new dean of the Graduate School of Design (GSD), the School was being torn apart by an internecine struggle over a troubled department. However, today, a little less than 30 days before he officially takes over his new post, McCue has healed the wounds in the glass house on Cambridge St. and has already demonstrated a flair for the dramatic and innovative gesture...
Hyland: Many Americans take the view that the West Europeans have been laggard, hesitant and weak, if not in total opposition to American policy. All this has been under the guise of a lot of talk about "special relationships" that they have to protect. The French have been their usual insidious, sinister selves. The Germans have taken comfort in the fact that they've got the French to move three degrees away from their destructive, obstructive policies...