For all its benefits, the state of being relaxed may have a significant downside when it comes to making smart purchasing decisions.
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Whereas mayor Rudolph Giuliani is clamping down on New York's once-bustling nightlife, London's licensing laws are being relaxed: some clubs now have 24-hour entertainment licences.
If the current military offensive succeeds, the intensity of the conflict is likely to diminish from late 2009, with tight security controls being relaxed in 2010.
That rule is being relaxed on wealthier families, but remains in tact for the working class who are migrating to Beijing and Shanghai in search of employment.
Last week the Welsh government extended the period in which rules were being relaxed to allow farmers to bury dead animals on farmland because of the extreme weather.
Already, eyesight standards are being relaxed for airforce pilots.
"Export controls remain the most powerful obstacle to the development and free flow of encryption, but they are steadily being relaxed because of the Internet and demands for secure electronic commerce, " the report said.
The policy, which was never strictly enforced outside the cities, is now being rethought: although the law has not, as yet, been changed, it is being relaxed in some regions and may be formally altered soon.
So the conditions are being relaxed.
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The National Audit Office to review the official statistics to ensure that immigration rules are not being relaxed in order to massage the asylum figuresThe summit follows Mr Blair's promise to take a "close interest" in immigration issues after the resignation of Beverley Hughes last week.
The footage shows Gerrard turn from being happy and relaxed to hitting Mr McGee.
Suddenly there is the glimpse of a looser monetary policy, of targets relaxed and of debt being mutualised.
But the president looked better, in terms of relaxed assurance, clarity, and being on the offense, not the defense, in a controlled, commanding way.
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For the time being most (though not all) regulators are relaxed about all this: bad debts have been rising, but slowly, and only in a few areas such as lending to commodity-linked industries.
In addition, broken RadNet monitors and relaxed quality controls contributed to the filters not being changed timely.
Whilst Froch appeared relaxed, I did worry about the well-being of his promoter Mick Hennessy.
Its fearsome levels of organisation and conformity are offset by a relaxed, outdoorsy culture, and the openness that goes with being a small, maritime country.
All in all it sounds like a pretty good life being a PGA Tour caddy -- especially when your player is as relaxed a character, and as a good a player as Watson is.
The issue over whether the rules should be relaxed to allow independent television companies to own a larger market share is being seen as crucial for the future of UK broadcasting.
You will hear some freaking out but I think this game will wind up being like every event that's preceded by a public freakout: It will be more relaxed than everyone expects.
Since being elected in November 2010, the civilian administration of President Thein Sein has freed many political prisoners and relaxed censorship.
Brian Murray, senior counsel, told seven judges hearing the appeal in Dublin on Wednesday that his client was being denied what she seeks for fear that without an absolute ban on assisted suicide there could be more relaxed practices by doctors.
His actors called him meticulous yet relaxed, which set a tone on set that allowed them to feel like they could take chances without being judged.
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