Firefighters from Mold were called to Sychdyn, where a naked flame being used to defrost frozen pipework in a garage appeared to have set lagging alight.

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After several years of lagging behind, Boeing seems set to climb past its rival in the battle for air supremacy.

ECONOMIST: Cabin fever

Despite progress in enrolling children in school in countries like the Mongolia, the Report shows that few are on track to meet the six Education for All goals set in 2000, and some, such as Albania, are lagging behind.

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And we also know that the Fed relies on the lagging economic indicator of unemployment, rather than forward-looking price signals, to set policy.

WSJ: Bernanke Goes All In

Ecodyfi, a group set up to boost economic regeneration in Machynlleth and the surrounding Dyfi Valley, is also concerned about lagging behind urban areas.

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