huge bureaucracy

collocation in English

meaningsofhugeandbureaucracy

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huge
adjective
uk
/hjuːdʒ/us
/hjuːdʒ/
extremely large in size ...
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bureaucracy
noun[U or C]
uk
/bjʊəˈrɒk.rə.si/us
/bjʊˈrɑː.krə.si/
a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow ...
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(Definition ofhugeandbureaucracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Moreover, each was located at the pinnacle of ahugebureaucracythat greatly reduced personal information costs.
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Ahugebureaucracyis to be created and £5 million will be needed to administer the pilot projects alone.
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An enormous corpus of rules, a massive amount of paperwork and ahugebureaucracyare involved.
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He spoke in terms of derision of the "hugebureaucracy" under which this country is now saddled.
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We have been accused of setting up a quango and ahugebureaucracy.
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It is inflationary in character and it will also require ahugebureaucracyto administer.
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I am not in favour of setting up ahugebureaucracy.
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It would not reduce the number of separately means-tested benefits, it would not reduce thehugebureaucracy, and it would enshrine high income tax levels.
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That has created ahugebureaucracywhich is not satisfactory to the legal profession.
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One does not need ahugebureaucracyor a department to devise a strategy, which could be developed in partnership with other organisations.
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We must not build ahugebureaucracyliving off the back of small farmers.
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It was argued that food subsidies would mean the creation of ahugebureaucracyto administer the scheme.
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It is going to require ahugebureaucracyto administer.
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It makes no sense to attempt to control every aspect of their life through ahugebureaucracyseveral hundred or even a thousand miles distant.
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Thishugebureaucracyis to be set up at the expense of many other aspects of our national life.
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They have also ignored thehugebureaucracynecessary to collect local income tax.
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What we do know is that, despite what my noble friend has said, his amendment would require ahugebureaucracy.
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Is it really possible to chain thathugebureaucracy?
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The sixth price is the creation of ahugebureaucracy, with all its attendant dangers.
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There will be no railcards, no national network benefits and ahugebureaucracy—a fact that will be more clearly understood as the debate continues.
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