| 1 | I've given up trying to get a visa; there is too much red tape involved. | |
| 2 | Entrepreneurs complain bitterly about the government' s failure to deal with frustrating red tape. | |
| 3 | We can respond very quickly as we have no red tape, no need for higher management approval, etc. | |
| 4 | We are able to respond very quickly as we have no red tape, and no need for higher management approval. | |
| 5 | The state government, he says, kept red tape to a minimum, did not ask for bribes, and does not interfere much now. |