71.   At one session, for example, a questioner asked why the western part of the state lagged behind the rest of the country in economic performance.

72.   At one time, the Long Island co-op market was almost moribund in some areas, and price increases are still lagging behind those of houses and condominiums.

73.   At the same time, Chinese advertising companies, while lagging far behind their western counterparts in their ability to deliver national campaigns, are catching up.

74.   Auburn also has played a more challenging schedule this year, although it lags well behind the ones played by Kentucky or even Georgia.

75.   Banking stocks have lagged behind the broader market this year.

76.   Bay Area stocks made strong gains during the second quarter of this year, but their performance lagged far behind the leading market averages.

77.   Because European markets have lagged behind those in the United States in recent years, European stocks are relatively cheap.

78.   Because returns on cash lag behind those of the stock market over the long term, the typical fund has weaker performance than if it had been fully invested.

79.   Because technology still lagged behind imagination, that had to wait.

80.   Because they owned no technology stocks during the Internet boom, the fund lagged slightly behind its peer group for the three years ended Thursday.