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Meanings of too lax in English

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Usage of too lax in English
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If Italy presents too lax a budget, the European Commission may reject it.
Reuters
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Questions have arisen over whether supervision of the benchmark rate was too lax.
Reuters
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The rule has also been challenged by environmental groups, for being too lax.
The Guardian
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The Senate panel criticized the CFTC for being too lax on position limits.
Reuters
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The oath of allegiance, the Whigs said, was drawn in terms far too lax.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
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Had the government been too strict before, or was it suddenly being too lax?
The Guardian
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Editors have grown very much too lax in this respect.
All Things Considered
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Think you I will change the code which you just now pronounced too lax?
Inez: A Tale of the Alamo
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Although there were none of the usual extravaganzas, many felt the authorities were too lax.
News.com.au
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The room was too hot, the chairs were too soft, the moral atmosphere too lax.
The Sowers
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But critics say the penalties are still too lax.
Reuters
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Nevertheless, Congress was far too lax, and followed too closely the example of its agents.
George Washington, Volume I
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He said people were too lax and he said the measures needed to be taken seriously.
Radio NZ
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But the Dutch central bank said local banks were still too lax on preventing money laundering.
Reuters
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Could this be his warped protest against a government he saw as too lax on immigration?
The Guardian
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A too lax condition of the digestion would indicate that an excessive amount was being fed.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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