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Examples
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This is the only way to avoid the dangers which a one-sided routine produces, and to break down that red-tapism which is so prejudicial to progress and success.
Germany and the Next War Friedrich von Bernhardi 1889
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India is increasingly betting on private investors to pour in long-term capital, which has so far only trickled into the south Asian country due to bureaucratic red-tapism, a shallow local bond market and due to faulty project designs.
ADB to Lend India $7.4 Billion for Infrastructure Projects Abhrajit Gangopadhyay 2011
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Most of the new steel projects have been delayed by protests over displacements of local residents and red tapism over providing raw material linkages, although the expansion of existing steel plants of Indian mills have progressed smoothly.
India Aims for Steel Capacity Jump Rajesh Roy 2011
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That will be solved by removing the red-tapism that exists.
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Though more than 80 per cent people in affected areas have received their compensation funds for the reconstruction of homes, but their houses have not been completed yet due to numerous factors particularly in economic sense like inappropriate planning in designs, increase in prices of construction material, non - availability of required skilled force, the delaying of payments of funds and red-tapism.
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Conversely, the reality makes mockery of forged statements and groundless claims of rulers that overwhelmingly majority of victims are still living a miserable life due to incompletion of schools, roads, houses and other public buildings as well as at the hands of red-tapism.
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The red tapism had me in tears several times during the process, but finally when I stepped into a house which was my own, it was a feeling that cannot be described.
Randomly yours... 2007
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Today the whole institution stands practically bereft of that lofty ideal & is gradually being smothered& choked by red tapism, undue interference & politicisation.
They have no business to continue in such positions Tusar N Mohapatra 2007
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Today the whole institution stands practically bereft of that lofty ideal & is gradually being smothered & choked by red tapism, undue interference & politicisation.
Those who have no knowledge of Sri Aurobindo & The Mother have to step aside from the board Tusar N Mohapatra 2007
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The red tapism had me in tears several times during the process, but finally when I stepped into a house which was my own, it was a feeling that cannot be described.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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