The little money that was available was tied up in bureaucratic red tape.
能用的那点儿小钱被繁文缛节拖得遥遥无期。
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I sifted through hospital red tape for hours, and then John and I took Tom home.
花了几个小时,我才一一地对付完医院的繁文缛节, 然后约翰和我带汤姆回家.
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You can expect to experience delays or additional red tape if you deal with institutions.
假如在公共机构工作则可能经历延期或者额外的红头文件.
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But medal redistributions are frequently marred by bitterness and delayed by red tape.
然而,奖牌的重新分配通常也意味着痛苦,此外还会因官僚作风被拖延.
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Governing, conversely, is a labyrinth of red tape that often reeks of failures and false starts.
相反地, 政府的运作则是官僚的迷宫,充满失败与错误起步的恶臭味.
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Even its boosters admit it is wrapped in red tape and lacks skilled workers.
连它的支持者也承认坦桑尼亚被官样文章所羁绊并且缺乏熟练工人.
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