单词	paperchase
释义	paperchase /ˈpeɪpətʃeɪs / noun 1British A cross-country race in which the runners follow a trail marked by torn-up paper.Club members of all ages and abilities will be out in force on Boxing Day for the annual paperchase around Hayes Common.... Cross-country running began in England in the early 19th century through a school game called ‘hare and hounds’ or ‘the paper chase.’ If people wish to get their rocks off by riding horses around the countryside then so be it… do a drag hunt or paper chase - there is no need to involve a fox or any other living creature here. 2 informal An administration characterized by excessive bureaucracy.Edwardes said: ‘The Ryder remedy only produced a bureaucratic paperchase dissipating management resource and effort.’... Mr Willetts also renewed his assault on the bureaucratic paperchase facing charities and voluntary groups seeking funding from the state. The legislation involved is complicated and involves a legislative paperchase.
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