lax attitude

collocation in English

meaningsoflaxandattitude

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lax
adjective
uk
/læks/us
/læks/
without much care, attention, ...
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attitude
noun
uk
/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us
/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused ...
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(Definition oflaxandattitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflax attitude

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Does this not show an extraordinarilylaxattitudeon the part of the medical profession?
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Alaxattitudeon the matter only benefits fraudsters.
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The solution does not lie in alaxattitudetowards applying our common rules, but in greater discipline.
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This is an indictment of thelaxattitudein this country to the enforcement of waste laws.
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What has led to thelaxattitudetowards drink and driving in the past is that motorists knew that they could probably get away with it in the courts.
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She sees the result as alaxattitudeto drug use that helps perpetuate drug use.
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It becomes her sole source of income when she is fired from the beauty salon for herlaxattitudeto work.
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There are several reasons for this, one of which is thelaxattitudesome banks have adopted because of the years of good times.
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Discussion of current legislation around the world is highly charged, with fears expressed about legislation leading to lax attitudes towards the value of life.
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What at one time was fastidious attention regarding nuclear security, secrecy, and safety could deteriorate to lax attitudes.
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