The laid-back atmosphere at spring training doesn't compare to the intensity level of the WBC games where there's so much pride at stake playing for your country.

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And while the races are competitive, cyclocross is also beloved for its laid-back atmosphere and sense of humor. (Taking yourself too seriously is for road racers.) Joan Hanscom, the organizer of the Louisville event, recalled a recent cyclocross race in which a fan in a unicorn costume dangled cookies from a fishing line on the course for passing riders to grab.

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Many of these principles have become tenets in Silicon Valley's laid-back, risk-taking atmosphere, but Bushnell believes they remain alien concepts in most of corporate America.

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With large open tables and a laid back atmosphere, The Archive encourages like-minded people to mingle.

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