Sentences with phrase «strangled by bureaucracy»

For many, particularly on the right, PCCs represent an opportunity to release what academic Ian Loader calls the «inner - crime - fighter» in a police force strangled by bureaucracy and local government meddling.

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A company that became a national phenomenon with retail alchemy — a rare ability to attract millions with hip designer items at clear - out prices — has seen that delicate formula stifled by excessive caution and a strangling bureaucracy, even as competitors emulated Target's approach, and fast - fashion retailers like H&M, off - price chains such as T.J. Maxx, and dollar stores all muscled onto its turf.

After all, the reasons for promoting choice often rest on the fact that public school systems are strangled by politics, bureaucracy, byzantine contractual rules, and licensing procedures that aggravate a shortage of quality employees.