21.   Indeed, Cuno insisted that countries like Italy are equally to blame for looting, with their tight restrictions, lax enforcement, and official corruption.

22.   Indeed, the Post-Intelligencer found that vague regulations, a hands-off philosophy by the bureau and lax enforcement by state agencies have left local irrigation districts virtually unmonitored.

23.   It looks at the impact of aging water pipes, a booming population, increasingly virile germs and the lax enforcement of safety rules.

24.   It also reveals lax enforcement by the federal Office of Pipeline Safety, the agency responsible for making sure pipelines are safe and environmentally sound.

25.   J.J. McNabb, a Maryland insurance policy analyst who monitors tax protest groups on the Internet, said lax enforcement was driving the rise in cheating.

26.   Kunin is glad Weld wants to improve coordination, but said the real problem is lax enforcement, not overregulation.

27.   Lax enforcement of existing laws is not the only problem in Texas, Moncrief said.

28.   Lax enforcement also applies to the transfer of dual use microbes, which can be used to make biological weapons or to make vaccines and other beneficial drugs.

29.   Lax enforcement of housing codes also leaves undocumented immigrants vulnerable to exploitation by landlords, experts say.

30.   MacDonald said she also was sceptical about how much the new laws will change because of lax enforcement by tribal law enforcement officials in the past.