Though stocks have risen during the last two months, their longer-term performance has still lagged.

The performance of city eighth graders has lagged behind the state average for years.

For those who want to do simple reading or tasks like detailed drawings, the computer screen's performance lags well behind paper.

Many rose handsomely in price, but since mid-1986, the group's performance has lagged, while the new issues have kept coming.

His academic performance lagged behind that of his sister and brother.

Its performance and economy were also lagging behind the competitors.

Where most children lack this support, performance can lag even with the best instruction.

However, its overall economic performance is still lagging behind eastern coastal cities such as Shanghai.

Company executives said Bertelsmann's performance had lagged in recent quarters.

Investors fled, performance lagged and the fund shrank to a third of its size by 1997.