lax control
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflaxandcontrol
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lax
adjective
uk/læks/us/læks/
without much care, attention, ...
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control
noun
uk/kənˈtrəʊl/us/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition oflaxandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflax control
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It is evident that at one time there waslaxcontrolthere.
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That was because oflaxcontroland some of the staff thought they could make a mix of their own.
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We had a period oflaxcontrolof money, a very high rate of inflation and then, over-compensation through high interest rates.
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It cannot be right that there is suchlaxcontrol.
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We will not for ever put up withlaxcontrolon spending and in particular burgeoning spending on agriculture.
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There islaxcontrolthere.
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In 1991, firework injuries had been cut to 723—too many, but far fewer than in countries with lax controls.
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Lax controls within certain member states often give rise to many problems.
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It remains a scandal that there are such lax controls.
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There is a real danger that other member states could challenge lax controls or use them as an excuse not to allow imports of our beef.
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It is far from ideal if some countries have more lax controls than others and, at the expense of the health of their workers, gain a competitive advantage.
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These financial guarantees were later used as an academic example of insufficient monitoring and lax controls in government support of industry.
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Many of the crashes that occurred been blamed on poor maintenance and lax controls at many small carriers, which have neglected flight safety in their run for profit.
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