red tape
Example Sentences
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His crusade to cut red tape and ease zoning rules has pitted him against environmentalists and Nimby activists while winning praise from developers.
Ivanov said Russian contractors stand apart because they do not rely "on an abundance of heavy machinery and bureaucratic red tape, as is customary among American military specialists".
From Barron's
The parent of the Twitter-like platform went public last year through a special-purpose acquisition company, avoiding some of the red tape of a traditional initial public offering.
Bass has defended her handling of that work, pointing to an accelerated debris removal process and her own emergency orders cutting red tape for rebuilding projects.
From Los Angeles Times
The government has said that its various trade agreements struck this year will grow the British economy by creating jobs and cutting red tape for small businesses.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
