Mr. Russell said little action was taken because of the cumbersome nature of what he called "the bureaucratic process."

It is also quite difficult to maintain due to the cumbersome nature.

Despite their weight and cumbersome nature, manhole covers are sometimes stolen, usually for resale as scrap, particularly when metal prices rise.

For all the cumbersome nature of the long skirt, Mike was struck by the grace of her movements.

The National Trust are looking to replace the bridge, due to the slow and cumbersome nature of its operation.

That is, they'd been lax, because of the cumbersome nature of the process.

Some State Department officials had suggested earlier that the cumbersome nature of that system might have contributed to any errors.

Similar complaints are often heard with regard to the cumbersome nature of our Federal Government and infringements on state's rights.

In both cases, the goal is to support local dynamics, avoiding the cumbersome nature and sometimes the lack of transparency of implementing national programmes.

The first relates to the cumbersome nature of the structures set up to assist the Commission.