Word: lagged
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...might free thousands to go to the races rather than to the polling booth). Stanton would have all the nation's polling places open at the same time, remain in operation for a full 24 hours, and shut down simultaneously, thereby doing away with the time lag between the East and West coasts...
...sixth grade the U.S. students are out in front in arithmetical reasoning, grammar and reading comprehension, are tied in vocabulary, and lag slightly in computation and spelling...
...Frenchman created rayon back in 1884, and European textile makers began weaving fabrics out of nylon a year after Du Pont developed it in 1938. But the havoc of World War II and a certain resistance to wash-and-wear and wrinkle-free clothes made Europe lag behind the switch to synthetic fibers that swept the U.S. in the 1950s. Now Europe is making up for lost time. Synthetic fibers have become a $2.6 billion business in Western Europe v. $2.4 billion in the U.S. Close to two dozen new chemical-based fiber plants are being built in Europe...
...simplifying at the top and giving new scope for initiative at the bottom, the Kremlin is admitting that Russia's economic engine is painfully sputtering. Industrial growth and national income have both lost momentum since the early 1950s, now lag behind that of the U.S. Moreover, after a bumper crop in 1964, Soviet agriculture this year is again in trouble. Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev, in his speech following Kosygin's, felt compelled to assure the Central Committee that "everything has been done to assure normal supply of bread production...
...Japanese economy is still undergoing a bumpy readjustment after five years of explosive growth. A prolonged lag in domestic consumer demand has brought continued production cutbacks, especially in steel and textiles, and lower profit reports by corporations. In Washington last week, Japanese Finance Minister Takeo Fukuda let it be known that his country has decided on a strong dose of U.S.-type medicine. Japan will step up government spending and institute substantial tax cuts, which means that next year it will show its first planned deficit since...