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Red tape.
This is a negative term for the official paperwork and bureaucracy that we have to deal with.
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Banks subjected to this level of red tape describe it as all-consuming.
It's about a man who is widowed and pretty much goes to war against the state, and the unwavering level of red tape he has to go through for his jobseeker's allowance.
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Britain is meant to oppose red tape; here Britain wants a supplementary layer of red tape.
It would combine structural reforms at the micro-level — getting rid of red tape, making people pay their taxes, eliminating restrictions on hiring and firing, and so on — with stimulative policies on the macro level.
As I have already mentioned, we also want to reduce the administrative burden: to get rid of red tape and a lot of bureaucracy not only at European level but also at national and regional level.
Truth be told, medical school is as full of red tape, hierarchy and counter-productive competition as any entry-level corporate job.
But there is still plenty of red tape.
"There was a lot of red tape," Mr. Townsend said.
Frequently aid gets lost in a jungle of red tape.
The European Union has also produced a thicket of red tape.
That means a lot of red tape for approvals.
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