| It is a competitive world and the laggards will have to rue their complacency. |
| Yes, I mean to date Germany and Japan have been real laggards, far behind countries out there like Thailand, South Africa, Poland. |
| The drivers in the long line of traffic that builds up behind these laggards get frustrated and so their driving becomes more dangerous. |
| The codes are designed right now for the lowest common denominator-the laggards, if you will. |
| As a result Britain has slipped down every league table of international competitiveness to rest with the laggards of continental Europe. |
| Fiddling around with the 16 mid-sized laggards who failed, or marginally passed, the summer stress tests is not enough. |
