bureaucratic procedure
red tape

It took an estimated 5 years and 65 bureaucratic procedures for a private person to buy land from the state.

"He doesn't have time to waste on foolish bureaucratic procedures."

More than a year, during which bureaucratic procedure delayed my plans for a return to the Sphere.

The actual event, which is expected on Thursday, may seem like a bit of routine bureaucratic procedure.

But all the bureaucratic procedures are taking our energy away from the building.

We cannot change this attitude by thinking up ever more bureaucratic procedures and rules.

We have heard some very fundamental, harsh criticism of the bureaucratic procedures.

It must not be a complicated or over bureaucratic procedure.

The bureaucratic procedures are such that they have no chance.

I regret that it has to be through such a bureaucratic procedure as you have just described.