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Red tape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
" Red tape " is a derisive term for excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents action or decision-making. It is usu...
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Red Tape (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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After consulting our search results for "red tape origin," we headed straight to Word for the Wise, Merriam-Webster's ever-helpful etymology resource. ... Governments are notorious for excessive red tape. While searching the Web for info on the term, we found at least three official sites aimed at reducing the amount of...
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The board overseeing economic stimulus spending received a waiver from the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act that allows it to collect recipient information online without giving the public notice. ... The article on the exemption, reported by nextgov.com, outlined the unusual step the board is taking in turning ... In an interview,
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red tape n. The collection or sequence of forms and procedures required to gain bureaucratic approval for something, especially when oppressively ... Dictionary: red tape...
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President Barack Obama marked the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Saturday by pledging to make sure that turf wars and red tape don\'t slow the pace of the continuing recovery. ... The world champion Yankees get a ticker-tape parade and a heroes' welcome in New York. 1 of 7...
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