bureaucratic delay

collocation in English

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bureaucratic
adjective
uk
/ˌbjʊə.rəˈkræt.ɪk/us
/ˌbjʊr.əˈkræt̬.ɪk/
relating to a system of controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number ...
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delay
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈleɪ/us
/dɪˈleɪ/
the situation in which you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen, or the time that you have ...
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(Definition ofbureaucraticanddelayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The authorities seem to have done all in their power to subject this petition tobureaucraticdelay.
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The dean reported to the appropriate section in the funding agency but could do little until proposals were sanctioned by the agency, often after considerablebureaucraticdelay.
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Will they be obtainable and renewable withoutbureaucraticdelay?
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I am advised that every application has experienced some sort ofbureaucraticdelay.
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Will he immediately contact the insurance companies to ensure that claims are dealt with quickly and without any unnecessary orbureaucraticdelay?
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It is not a question ofbureaucraticdelay.
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Quite apart from the difficulty presented by such regulations, it can take months to obtain approval, simply as a result ofbureaucraticdelay.
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As a result, there isbureaucraticdelayin dealing with this problem.
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That is bound to lead tobureaucraticdelayand thus to increased pain and discomfort for patients.
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That is plainly a potential nightmare recipe forbureaucraticdelay.
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More paperwork will mean morebureaucraticdelayand will certainly reduce the likelihood that our programmes will be properly prepared or properly targeted.
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Thebureaucraticdelayhas made things worse for them and caused them further distress.
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During that two years we have been getting sites, but with all thebureaucraticdelaythat automatically occurs when safeguards are necessary, progress is slow.
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Or it could be left to causebureaucraticdelayand frustration, albeit in a small number of cases.
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So let the money be made available to charities for spending now withoutbureaucraticdelay.
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We have done our best through the local authorities to ensure that progress is not inhibited bybureaucraticdelayor lack of foresight.
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How long will claims take to be processed and how will thebureaucraticdelaybe minimised?
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Must we wait for another five years ofbureaucraticdelaybefore those products can be licensed?
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It has been dogged at every turn by simplebureaucraticdelay, and we still do not have a licence to use it.
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Of course the sceptics cannot believe that the existing tripartite structure can work without causing confusion andbureaucraticdelay.
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