0 to make or become looser -- slakke, fire på
1 to make or become less busy, less active or less fast -- saktne, minske
In many industries there is evidence of a slackening of trade.
One is that there has been no slackening off in regard to the inspection of factories.
There has been a slackening of resolve in respect of industrial development certificates.
We are not slackening the medical criteria; we are not changing them in any way.
Is there not something rather cruel about the idea of slackening the medical criteria, while at the same time introducing means-testing for incapacity benefits?
We certainly do not mean any slackening of political confrontation nor do we mean any lowering of military preparation.
Local control slackens, supervision is relaxed, competition tends to disappear and the spur of efficiency is blunted.
Any slackening in the programme today is not likely to induce the operatives to pull their full weight.
