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But in 2001 an area for meditation and relaxation was created, away from the hubbub of the hectic streets of London; it also provided a welcome outside space for the adjacent Brunei Gallery.
The atmosphere of the whole place is pleasantly informal and conducive to rest and relaxation ; but there's a busy pedestrianised shopping street just five minutes' walk away, where you can buy excellent local produce very cheaply, and cafés, where you can sit and watch authentic Italian pavement life.
Well, here we are, with deflation threatening the continuation of such recovery as the eurozone has seen and, although the present European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi, has called for fiscal relaxation , he is powerless to initiate this, while the Germans continue to behave as though Weimar inflation were round the corner.
These brainwaves are associated with relaxation , but also suggestibility – something advertisers look to capitalise on by making your receptive brain associate their brands with positive emotions.
But for a greater effect, other interventions are also needed, such as relaxation techniques in which you lie down before the exam, close your eyes and focus on breathing while tensing and relaxing groups of muscles in turn (legs, arms and stomach).
Mr Murdoch and many other media owners want a relaxation of ownership guidelines in this country, as they are hungry to expand into commercial radio or take a role in ITV.
"When I play Starcraft 2 it is more as a hobby or a sport than relaxation.
And the relatively young governments in Rome and Madrid, committed to root-and-branch reform of sickly economies but bridling at the depth and the speed of the changes demanded by Berlin and Brussels, will be grateful if a President Hollande represents a catalyst and succeeds in negotiating a relaxation of austerity with Merkel.
Hotel Deluxe explores the rise of these grand palaces of relaxation and servility where real life, and occasionally morality, are suspended.
In Paris, jazz musicians celebrated heroin for the way in which it enabled them to hit the peaks of "transcendent relaxation " in their being and their music – this was the aesthetics of "cool".
In a less-observed border relaxation , it will become much easier for Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan as the Chinese authorities make a concerted effort to improve cross-strait ties.
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The primary grammatical function of "relaxation" is as a noun . It refers to the state of being relaxed , or the act of becoming less tense. Ludwig AI confirms its common usage in various contexts, as seen in examples related to meditation, rest, and fiscal policy.
Expression frequency: Very common
