21.   However, critics charge that lax financial regulation has allowed widespread corruption.

22.   Liquor poisonings occur frequently in China, where swindlers take advantage of lax regulation and high demand.

23.   Lax regulation was underscored last week after the disclosure of a huge market fraud.

24.   McKibbin said South Africa has lax regulations that permitted the use of harmful products such as DDT and cyanide.

25.   Pyramid schemes, fueled by lack of economic expertise, lax regulation and corruption have become a hallmark of life in post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe.

26.   The Bank of England was accused of lax regulation after the Bank of Credit and Commerce International collapsed in what became the biggest banking fraud in history.

27.   The protesters said companies in Mexico have flouted lax environmental regulations under NAFTA.

28.   The states accused Frankel of using pseudonyms and partners to buy small insurance companies in their states, which have reputations for lax insurance regulations.

29.   The scandal underscored lax regulation of the liquor trade, provoked public outrage and drew the attention of Chinese President Jiang Zemin.

30.   U.S. labor unions and environmental groups have contended that globalization promotes moving U.S. factories to countries with a low-wage work force and lax environmental regulations.