Gin sales peaked in 1743, then finally began to slack off by the late 1740s.

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Without required, documented reviews, some employees may be able to slack off without repercussion.

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Although demand for HDDs was strong in the first part of the second quarter it began to slack off by the end of that quarter.

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Working from home during this time of the season has its cozy hibernation-esque elements that make it especially enticing, but this kind of immobile behavior makes it easy to slack off when it comes to exercise.

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Christian Panucci took advantage of some unusually slack Chelsea defending to finish off a Cicinho cross.

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This also starts to get into another principle: Moral Hazard, the idea that if there are no perceived consequences to an action, we slack off.

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For the same old reasons: managers fear workers will slack off and workers fear lost face time will translate to lost respect, lost opportunities and lost pay.

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Vegas has the Yankees favored by a nose over the Rays to win the American League pennant this year, but if the Yanks get knocked out early ratings will fall off a cliff as there is no other team to pick up the slack.

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And slack marking from Preston was punished when Crouch connected with Gareth Bale's cross to volley home off the post for the opener after 14 minutes.

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