amount of paperwork
collocation in Englishmeaningsofamountandpaperwork
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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paperwork
noun[U]
uk/ˈpeɪ.pə.wɜːk/us/ˈpeɪ.pɚ.wɝːk/
the part of a job that involves writing letters and reports and ...
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(Definition ofamountandpaperworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It puts the bureaucracy, or theamountofpaperworkinvolved, in concise terms.
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First, it significantly reduces the burdens of bureaucracy and theamountofpaperworkwhich electoral registration officers have to process.
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Theamountofpaperworkis so voluminous that the board cannot deal with it in anything like a proper way.
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Theamountofpaperworkgenerated by many individual contracts is astronomical.
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The growingamountofpaperworkis extremely discouraging for a part-time farmer, and many crofters are now wondering whether it is worth their while.
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An enormous corpus of rules, a massiveamountofpaperworkand a huge bureaucracy are involved.
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Theamountofpaperworkthrough which new councillors will have to wade will be enormous.
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The measure will also reduce theamountofpaperworkand ensure that fees are kept to a minimum.
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How are head teachers expected to find the time to read thatamountofpaperwork?
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We already have an exorbitantamountofpaperworkwhich decreases actual patient contact.
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These include the location and hours of health services, ease of transportation,amountofpaperwork, and waiting time, both to schedule appointments and during medical visits.
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Governing bodies frequently complain at theamountofpaperworkthey receive and make pleas for it to be reduced.
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I suspect that it is not sure how to reduce theamountofpaperwork.
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All this is going to mean is an enormousamountofpaperworkfor the police.
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There should be a simpler system of providing moneys to schools rather than staff having to deal with the current enormousamountofpaperwork.
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Will he say something about lessening theamountofpaperworkthat police officers have to do when they arrest someone, for example?
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His proposal would require a massiveamountofpaperwork, to little effect.
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One problem is theamountofpaperworkthat businesses receive from civil servants seeking information.
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The intention is to reduce theamountofpaperworkas well as the amount of argument, both of which bedevil the construction industry.
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I also welcome the attempt to reduce theamountofpaperworkthat the police have to do.
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They have complained for many years of an ever-increasingamountofpaperwork.
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The pension credit will not resolve the problem because it is far too complicated and many pensioners cannot cope with theamountofpaperworkinvolved.
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The provisions have been criticised on occasions—and, indeed, again just now—for theamountofpaperworkthey may require.
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Can we reduce theamountofpaperworkwith which the average teacher has to cope?
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