Word: laxness
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...Arafat the cascade of events felt like an avalanche. By being lax on security issues, he had flirted with trouble, and the extremists had taken advantage. Before the bombing, the U.S. was prepared to lean on Netanyahu to make concessions that would restart negotiations, but now, suddenly, the full weight of American pressure has been shifted onto the Palestinians. In addition, the sting of Israel's reprisals comes at a time when Arafat's government is squirming under revelations of corruption...
...changed agents three times in three years, partly because he thought he was losing out on meaty roles. "At Creative Artists Agency I was the action specialist; maybe I was also a bit lax and just became a gun for hire. Meanwhile Michael Douglas was getting these incredible parts: Basic Instinct, Falling Down. When I saw Al Pacino do Scent of a Woman--I would've killed for a role like that. The Usual Suspects? I would have been there in a second. People don't think of me in those terms. Maybe after this, they will...
Advocate members are required to pay $25 or sell an advertisement or two subscriptions each semester. In late February, the executive board strictly enforced this policy which in previous years had been lax. If they fail to meet the requirements, members will have to redo the comp to retain membership...
Nearly 100 U.S. corporations--so-called maquiladoras--opened factories in Matamoros to take advantage of Mexico's cheap labor and special U.S. tax breaks. It appears they also took advantage of Mexico's lax environmental enforcement to contaminate the region with hazardous waste. Among the defendants in the case...
...studies were conducted in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Peter Lurie, a research associate at Public Citizen's health research group, charged that the researchers took advantage of the regions' lax health standards...