"But we're a year and a half behind other countries looking to bid for 2008," Schultz said.

We have lagged seriously behind not only Japan, but other countries as well.

We are already so far behind other countries when it comes to speed and pricing.

If America tried to wall itself off, we would simply fall behind other countries in economic creativity and growth.

"We as an industry are way behind other countries," she said.

It is a pity that this city lags far behind other great countries of the world.

In each of these areas, the report stressed, Arab nations lag far behind other countries.

Italy was a few years behind other countries with the drug problem.

It cannot hide behind other countries which say that they will veto any action taken against Sudan.

The British invented the things, and we're at least 20 years behind comparable countries.