1.   Audio on most multimedia computers continues to lag the rest of the media.

2.   Because the labor market lags the rest of the economy, higher unemployment is not unusual at the beginning of a recovery, economists said.

3.   Despite the improvements and an overall drop in crime, the value of lodging properties in the downtown area continues to lag the rest of the county.

4.   Money managers also said utility stocks are cheap, have lagged the rest of the market for years and are a safe harbor when stocks turn volatile.

5.   Other market veterans see value in makers of industrial commodities such as metal and paper, which largely lagged the rest of the market this year.

6.   The bank, meanwhile, lags the rest of the company.

7.   The labor market usually lags the rest of the economy in its response to economic changes.