“A review of electronic security has reportedly uncovered a culture of lax security inside the public service.”

“We believe the lax dress code at this company contributed to the frathouse behavior that many of its male employees exhibited.”

“She had decided to leave her hair in a more lax knot, rather than her usual taut bun.”

“From one of the laxest attitudes to smoking, Cyprus will overnight go to having one of the strictest anti-smoking laws in Europe.”

“If cosseting the rich against high taxation works, how come we've been doing it for the past decade thanks to the laxest non-domicile laws in the world, and yet we're skint?”