1.   AMD warned twice in the past month that results would lag expectations, which it blamed on an inability to make chips at high speeds and competitive prices.

2.   At Intel, demand in the Americas and in Europe lagged expectations the most.

3.   At about the same time, Milpitas-based Quantum warned that its third-quarter earnings would lag Wall Street expectations.

4.   Acquiring Pure Atria, which said first-quarter profit will lag expectations, would hurt earnings and could bring problems in melding the two companies, analysts said.

5.   Company profits lagged expectations for years, partly because of overspending.

6.   Cyrix is one of several technology companies including Intel, Seagate Technology Inc. and Fore Systems Inc. to warn that second-quarter results will lag expectations.

7.   Everything from car sales to department store sales have been lagging expectations, say economists.

8.   Motorola Inc. said it expects third-quarter earnings will lag expectations because of sluggish sales and reduced prices.

9.   Quantum said late yesterday that its third-quarter earnings will lag expectations because of plummeting prices for hard disk drives in personal computers.

10.   Retail sales, however, have been lackluster and have lagged expectations because of few exciting new features compelling people to buy a new machine.