Word: lax
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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They can?and do?disrupt currency markets by shifting huge sums from, say, dollars into Deutsche Marks. They can concentrate production in countries where tax and pollution laws are most lax, and foil national economic objectives by shifting their operations around from nation to nation. For example, multinationals poured considerable money into Germany, and hurt that country's efforts to battle inflation by holding down the money supply. Many executives of multinational corporations would welcome an international code of conduct. Capitalist countries would help their economies operate more smoothly if they agreed to treaties harmonizing the tax, pollution and accounting...
Many psychologists and psychiatrists point an accusing finger at faulty parent-child relationships, particularly early in a child's life. Studies show that overly lax, overly strict or erratic child rearing contributes to delinquency, while a generally "firm but kind" approach inhibits...
Still, the legislation will have to be carefully designed if it is to get through Congress. Ford will first have to satisfy critics who fear that private industry might be lax about safety and security procedures in manufacturing and shipping the fissionable materials. But the situation is not quite as worrisome as it sounds. To use nuclear fuel in bombs would involve almost impossible effort and expense. Also, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which closely supervises all processes and shipments, will apply the same tough security and safety regulations to all future plants...
Members of other Harvard departments have criticized Vis Stud for ignoring traditional academic standards. In particular, some faculty members charge that grading in Vis Stud is lax, and that the department's instructors lack proper academic credentials...
Gardner said that grading is "probably" lax in studio courses because "there is little objective means for measurement of somebody's ability...