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From: Ravinder Ajmani [mailto:ajm...@us.ibm.com]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:55 PM
To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
Subject: Re: red tape
Red Tape is a very common term used for describing the bureaucracy of
Government of India (perhaps a legacy from British
I read in !emc-pstc that Ted Rook t...@crestaudio.com wrote (in
se3e96c7@peavey.com) about 'red tape and European voltage
harmonization' on Mon, 3 Feb 2003:
In the UK your equipment will be connected to 240V and will be expected to
work
to specification.
The upper limit should be 230 + 10
Does the old UK red-black-green colour code still exist anywhere I wonder?
India, Australia and South Africa the old Empire maybe?
There have been several requests here recently for guidance on the European
230V standardisation.
For non-Brits it may amuse you to know I can recall the
Red Tape is a very common term used for describing the bureaucracy of
Government of India (perhaps a legacy from British). Delays and inaction
by Indian bureaucracy have often been blamed to the Red Tape in the
government offices (which signifies a cloth ribbon tied around a file
folder
I read in !emc-pstc that Ted Rook t...@crestaudio.com wrote (in
se3e406c@peavey.com) about 'red tape' on Mon, 3 Feb 2003:
red tape is an obstruction to progress while formal procedures are completed.
OTOH, it's what I put over exposed mains connections while working on a
piece of equipment
English colloquialism
'red tape' is found in large quantities in organizations which have the power
to approve or impede the work of others.
originally: the legal papers used in courts of justice are closed with a piece
of red material
so by implication
red tape is an obstruction to progress
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