| Bureaucratic foot-dragging delayed the formal opening of an investigation for months. |
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| No doubt Kleinfeld will face foot-dragging from people reluctant to change. |
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| Steve is mistaken to think that Schroeder's foot-dragging can't be explained by domestic purposes alone. |
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| Even the meager construction projects fell through because of the the government foot-dragging and incompetence. |
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| In a service business like air travel, surly ticket agents or foot-dragging mechanics who delay a flight can send customers fleeing. |
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| If there's any silver lining to this particulate-laden cloud, it's that citizens are now wise to bureaucratic foot-dragging. |
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| He had a reputation among Washington insiders for being prickly, abrasive, brash, impatient, and intolerant of bureaucratic foot-dragging. |
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| Now, amidst all the stonewalling and foot-dragging and character assassination I guess this matter won't get top-billing. |
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| After years of foot-dragging and political interference, Japan is finally moving to clear its books of bad loans, while China has barely begun. |
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| There are many livestock owners here, and all are not happy with authorities' foot-dragging in addressing our concerns. |
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| Such foot-dragging has delayed its opening, previously scheduled for this week, to the end of the month. |
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| Whatever kind of original shenanigans went on, she's been foot-dragging and changing her story about what she did. |
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| Given that it is the only G8 country running a budget surplus, Canada's foot-dragging is particularly blameworthy. |
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| Bureaucratic foot-dragging is a big reason behind the lack of low-cost housing, many activists say, and the St-Malo saga is just another example. |
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| The German war alliance, which Tokyo's foot-dragging and ultimate withdrawal had long delayed, swiftly followed. |
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| The impression is left that we are foot-dragging, but in fact we are not getting complete answers to the questions put by Mr Bösch and Mr Blak. |
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| According to the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Canada's foot-dragging could come at a high cost. |
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| After all the foot-dragging, discussions and negotiations, the situation in Kosovo became unbearable. |
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| We have put an end to 13 years of neglect and foot-dragging by standing up for Canadian farmers. |
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| How arrogant do the Liberals have to be to blame the opposition for the Liberals' foot-dragging on farm aid programs? |
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| Let me be clear, the European Union should not allow foot-dragging by individual member states of ASEAN to veto progress. |
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| The commission's foot-dragging has provided a convenient shield from corporate responsibility. |
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| There is no excuse for foot-dragging, no excuse for trading on the patience of his party, the country or his successor. |
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| In his new book, Duty, Defense Secretary Robert Gates recounts the years of foot-dragging by the aging relics at the Pentagon. |
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| Recent article have mentioned further foot-dragging on the part of the Turkish Parliament. |
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| This would be an undignified act of foot-dragging which would do nothing to address the long-term issues at stake. |
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| They did a little foot-dragging on it, and finally, as of last year, they are now implementing this new law. |
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| Thomson, in addition to sounding, as he always does, like a hoser, incomprehensibly also makes the not-quite 50-year-old Gould seem like a foot-dragging duffer. |
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| Once in the classroom, students also employed foot-dragging strategies to slow the transition from the hall state to the student state. |
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| Such lacklustre foot-dragging is sadly typical. |
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| Such foot-dragging is hardly presidential. |
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| So why the foot-dragging by school officials? |
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| And, with much foot-dragging, that is now happening. |
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| There can't be any more foot-dragging and backsliding. |
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| This land should be developed by the first nations that are signatory to Treaty No. 1, and it should happen without delay, foot-dragging and stalling by the federal government. |
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| As well as this denial and foot-dragging that gets people frustrated, fingers were pointed after Mr. Thompson asked questions in Parliament earlier this year. |
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| We deplore, however, the foot-dragging approach of some members, which have formed the habit of introducing inexplicable variables to distract from the ongoing negotiations process. |
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| In this case, the issue was made more complex by the fact that, but for the RCMP's foot-dragging, the response might have been issued before the requester's deportation. |
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| After many years of foot-dragging, several provincial governments have raised minimum wage rates, although these still fall short of what is needed. |
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| The next step is to reinforce the resources at Europol and set it to work: no new bureaucracy, no duplication, no more foot-dragging from European intelligence agencies who do not like to play with others. |
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| I am proud to say that despite the Liberals' foot-dragging, our legislation to crack down on identity theft was finally passed in the House and will soon become the law of this land. |
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| Yet many obstacles remain, including political foot-dragging, legal and administrative snags, and a host of logistical issues that make it hard for people, goods, and capital to move about more freely. |
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| We must not trifle with the people's trust by foot-dragging. |
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| Finally, on the same issue, Alsharq newspaper accused Turkey of foot-dragging in the fight against terrorism. |
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| It allows the tardy to get away with their irritating, foot-dragging nonsense. |
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| Facing widespread foot-dragging and noncompliance, the administration gave all states two additional years to conform. |
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| Dayo Mobereola, said sanctioning the right of method for the venture had been a issue for around 8 years as the FG in the former administration was foot-dragging. |
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| Trade Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also lashed out at the World Trade Organisation, accusing it of foot-dragging on negotiations to approve India's stockpiling of food. |
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| He directed all ministries and government departments to assess their procedures and monitor employees' productivity and dedication to avert delays or foot-dragging. |
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| This presidency has also shown, despite some foot-dragging and perhaps reluctance, how important solidarity is in external relations, and how important it is not to leave any Member State in the lurch. |
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| The latest attempt to kick-start stalled global trade talks ended on a sour note in March as European trade officials openly accused the United States of foot-dragging. |
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| The editorial in The Express Tribune said that the foot-dragging is damaging for the country's image, as it raises questions about who Pakistan is protecting and why. |
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| The tactics of pace-setting, foot-dragging, least resistance or fence-sitting could be used either in the making of policy or, later, in its implementation. |
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