Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or characterized by official routine or formality. See
red tape , under tape.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape, under
red , a.
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Examples
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However, India has struggled to attract long-term capital, which is key to infrastructure project financing, as bureaucratic red-tape, a shallow local bond market and faulty project designs have often thwarted overseas investors from committing money that won't promise returns in a decade.
India, Japan in Talks for $9 Billion Infrastructure Fund Abhrajit Gangopadhyay 2011
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Paul finds himself staving off his kidnappers, who call to request ransom videos and impossible sums of money, while desperately trying to hunt down some assistance in a series of increasingly frustrating phone calls to his petty sister-in-law, unfeeling boss, and a red-tape addled state department.
Farihah Zaman: 2010 Fantastic Fest #2: Good Movies, Stupid Plots Farihah Zaman 2010
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"Mike's red-tape issues were very, very extensive," says small-business adviser and marketing strategist Gladys Edmunds.
Small business challengers tackle legal, logistical hurdles 2010
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BBC's Soutik Biswas writes that tackling corruption will "require ending many of the discretionary powers of ministers and officials, sweeping electoral reforms, cutting red-tape, streamlining subsidies, and making existing laws work to punish wrongdoers swiftly."
Jayshree Bajoria: India's Fight Against Corruption Jayshree Bajoria 2011
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Yet, now that he has spent a year and a half sorting through the red-tape issues, he has a major challenge: He is running out of money.
Small business challengers tackle legal, logistical hurdles 2010
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Retailers will no longer have to hand over addresses of TV buyers to TV licensing authorities due to a red-tape overhaul.
'Red-tape challenge' to liberate retailers from archaic regulations 2011
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"Mike's red-tape issues were very, very extensive," says small-business adviser and marketing strategist Gladys Edmunds.
'Naysayers' prove strong for Michael Matthews, wine bar 2010
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The president's red-tape reduction initiative was too timid.
Banking in a Time of Over-Regulation Frank Keating 2011
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Yet, now that he has spent a year and a half sorting through the red-tape issues, he has a major challenge: He is running out of money.
'Naysayers' prove strong for Michael Matthews, wine bar 2010
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BBC's Soutik Biswas writes that tackling corruption will "require ending many of the discretionary powers of ministers and officials, sweeping electoral reforms, cutting red-tape, streamlining subsidies, and making existing laws work to punish wrongdoers swiftly."
Jayshree Bajoria: India's Fight Against Corruption Jayshree Bajoria 2011
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