| There are many livestock owners here, and all are not happy with authorities' foot-dragging in addressing our concerns. |
| He had a reputation among Washington insiders for being prickly, abrasive, brash, impatient, and intolerant of bureaucratic foot-dragging. |
| The German war alliance, which Tokyo's foot-dragging and ultimate withdrawal had long delayed, swiftly followed. |
| 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. |
| Whatever kind of original shenanigans went on, she's been foot-dragging and changing her story about what she did. |
| After years of foot-dragging and political interference, Japan is finally moving to clear its books of bad loans, while China has barely begun. |
