That pleased me, since I figured Mr. Gilliam would be open to discuss anything in a more relaxed state.

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When the crisis first struck, the commission's competition regulators relaxed their rules on state aid to allow the bail-out of banks and to help firms that suddenly faced a dearth of credit.

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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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Thus, stressed-out folks are storing more fat than people who approach their day relaxed or in a better state of mind, according to her book.

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Sweeping education reforms in 1992 not only relaxed enrolment rules in the state sector, allowing students to attend schools outside their own municipality, but also let them take their state funding to private schools, including religious ones and those operating for profit.

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Last month, the US relaxed restrictions on investments and named Derek Mitchell, the State Department's coordinator for Burma policy, as the first ambassador to the country in 22 years.

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As Thomas Hoban, a food sociologist at North Carolina State University, points out, Americans generally have a more relaxed attitude towards food than, say, the French, for whom it is a cultural matter.

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Iain Duncan Smith has said he is "relaxed" about whether well-off pensioners should pay back some of their state benefits.

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