Sentence examples for layer of red tape from inspiring English sources
Gaining approval from Beijing adds another layer of red tape to deals.
Britain is meant to oppose red tape; here Britain wants a supplementary layer of red tape.
"The wage requirements only add a layer of red tape," said Mathew M. Wambua, the city's housing commissioner.
When the layer of red tape was introduced, it also asked for details of which ethnic group was likely to attend the proposed event.
"Since then all this great Indian company has seen is layer upon layer of red tape, the red carpet long forgotten," he said.
On the other side of the ledger, it has been all too diligent in providing regulation, layer upon layer of red tape, ensuring that California is a far costlier place to do business than its rivals.
The papers specify the layers of red tape that could face those trading with EU countries.
Some see such measures as impacting on competitiveness and adding further layers of red tape; others have more ideologically-driven objections.
"It is bizarre then to introduce new layers of red tape which will only add to the cost of prison and demands on staff time".
Even after Barack Obama, prompted by Ferguson, ordered a government-wide review of the provision of military hardware to police, lethal weaponry, vehicles, equipment and cash continue to funnel down to police – only now with more layers of red tape.
Since then, Republicans — both on Capitol Hill and in the presidential campaign — have charged that the administration's health-care, environmental and financial reforms have added layers of red tape and costs at the worse possible time.
