Federal Reserve laxness in setting low interest rates allowed a housing bubble to form.

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Contrast the laxness of a federal agency with the alacrity of Subway in responding to public opinion.

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GDP, a far cry from the fiscal laxness of a few years ago.

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Both agree that the euro zone's problems have been caused by the laxness of countries that piled up debt and lost competitiveness.

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As annoying as Facebook has been with its laxness when it comes to our privacy, we still have a lot of control on the site.

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That is because the laxness or otherwise of national regimes is only one factor determining where asylum-seekers make their claims: family and cultural ties, work opportunities and language are just as important.

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