red tape
Example Sentences
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The ability to rebuild in the three areas has been determined as much by residents’ wealth and insurance coverage as it has by government officials’ willingness to cut red tape.
It continued: “Independent grocers are proud economic drivers, creating local jobs and generating tax revenue, but they need certainty and common sense, not more costly red tape handed down by bureaucrats.”
From Salon
"There's still a lot of red tape holding things up," he says.
From BBC
Less red tape for restaurants: The approval process for independent restaurants that want to retrofit spaces is being streamlined under AB 671.
From Los Angeles Times
In recent weeks, he has hosted roundtables with members of the business community to discuss ways to cut through the red tape of building affordable housing and to find common ground on child care.
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