Word: lagged
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That may be in part because they are beginning to see the consequences for those that lag. Scientists who depend on federal funding, traditionally some of the brightest minds, now find themselves at a disadvantage, and so many are looking elsewhere. G.O.P. Congressman Mark Kirk, a leading backer of the bill, says universities and research institutions in his Chicago-area district are complaining that some of their top talent is leaving for places that offer stem-cell-research programs. At the same time, the diffusion of this work across the nation also raises ethical questions, as each state gets...
...Christ Lag in Todesbanden?...
Both deals will be priced next week, but money won’t actually move until the closing in August when Harvard refunds its old Series P bonds. This lag time enables Harvard to take advantage of favorable market conditions...
...cheek, declining to speak for his wife for fear she would be cross with him later. The pair inserted some nice adlibs into the script. Upon being presented with a quilt at one stop, Charles asked, "Is it king-size or queen-size?" Explaining his resistance to jet lag, he noted, "It's all in the breeding, you know." When Clint Eastwood said lightly that Diana was too old for him, as they danced at the White House, she flirted back, "But I'm only 24!" Told during a hospice visit that one woman resident would soon be 100 years...
...policies, countries respond not just to existing power but to potential power. That is what is happening now in Australia's relations with China. The process is subtle: doors to ministerial offices open more easily; diplomatic language is crafted more carefully; complaints are responded to more speedily. China may lag far behind the U.S. in military capability, but its political and economic influence is growing very fast. Since the early 1990s, China has emerged as a significant regional power. Its economy powered through the Asian financial crisis and it has become the world's investment magnet. Its low-cost factories...