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Example sentences for: trailing

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Bradley's numbers seem to be rising in the polls: One shows Bradley favored by 35 percent of Democratic voters, trailing Gore by only 17 points.
(Other polls show Bradley in the 20s, trailing Gore by at least 25 points.)
This year as always, Paris fashion has meant fabulous-looking girls slinking along in foot-high hair or plastered-flat hair with grim or giddy hats and stark painted faces, sporting fitted tops, transparent tops, cutout tops, tight skirts slit to here, full skirts trailing to there, floppy pants or skinny pants, trimmings that glitter or flutter, colors that dazzle or puzzle, curled feathers and dyed fur, boiled wool and frosted leather, crushed velvet, shot silk, frayed hemp, and distressed plastic.
The paper reminds those scoring at home that the $60 billion merger is the second largest in corporate history, trailing only March's $70 billion Citicorp/Travelers Group union.
The first to retire might enjoy considerable returns on their investments, but those at the trailing end of the baby boom might see their gains disappear while the market overcorrects.