| 单词 | paperchase |
| 释义 | paperchase noun[C] UKuk/ˈpeɪpəˌtʃeɪs/ustheactof doing adifficultorlongsearchthrough manybooks,documents, etc.: Thelongpaperchase through thestatisticalsourcesleadsto two sets ofconclusions. aprocessthatcreatestoo manypaperdocuments,forms, etc.: Banks andtheircustomersare beingdrivenmadby the paperchase of doingbusiness. Examplesofpaperchasepaperchase The eternalpaperchase, form-filling and waiting in corridors is one of the major problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have already diverted colossal resources into more managers, more clerks and more computers to run the marathonpaperchasethat it demands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely it would be a simple operation to short-circuit thepaperchaseand to provide the funds direct. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We do, however, intend to cut down the currentpaperchaseand release resources currently wasted on bureaucracy for patient care. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It can only help bureaucrats and produce paperchases; it will do nothing to help local government, hospitals or the patients themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there no way in which thispaperchasecan be stopped? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The arrangements will streamline the system, tackle thepaperchaseand cut the flow of invoices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are already taking action on bureaucracy, fair waiting and ending the endlesspaperchase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The nursery voucher scheme was wasteful and a bureaucraticpaperchase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us consider the bureaucraticpaperchaseinvolved in the attempt to audit the situation—to establish where the money comes from, and to whom it goes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why switch money from nursery places to paperchases, as the nursery voucher system does? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We need fewer paperchases and more imaginative use of information technology. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thepaperchaseprocess was then imposed on people seeking to go through the welfare scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are arguments in favour of using the court system because it brings people together instead of placing them at either end of apaperchase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We would rapidly be faced by a monstrouspaperchase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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