That period ended in mid-1983, and since then small stocks have generally lagged.

Our general perceptions, though generally lagging behind, are now catching up.

Portfolio managers also turned to oil issues, which have generally lagged behind the overall stock market.

Thus, music theory generally lags behind practice but also points towards future exploration, composition, and performance.

Government enthusiasm for spending on public transportation, which is costly and takes years to build, generally lags far behind.

Interest rates, though they generally lag in affecting the economy, tend to track the inflation rate closely.

Progress on economic reform has generally lagged behind macroeconomic stabilization.

Yet in the real world over the last 15 years, despite spurts of outperformance, small caps have generally lagged behind.

Even within those job categories in which women now outnumber men, they generally still lag in wages.

The President's chief economic adviser noted that improvements in unemployment generally lag economic growth.