The permitting process is cumbersome and involves both Department of Energy and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approvals.

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The registration process is a tad cumbersome, but a small price to pay if you find yellow pages an idea whose time has passed.

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The whole process is slow and cumbersome, and I usually need a beer after shopping just to get my feet back on the ground.

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But the process is slow and cumbersome, on account of the neurobiological irony that thinking about something--like visualizing tapping your finger on a desk--is often harder than doing it.

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The process is complicated and somewhat cumbersome, but it basically allows the accountants to calculate both the first round of voting and then any needed runoffs in a systematic and fair way.

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However, most of these companies, even those with terrific externally focused scouts, still have a cumbersome approval process that is misaligned with the stated externalization goals.

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"A very cumbersome, manual process is now very efficient, and we can do what-if scenarios for the first time, " says Alan S. Davis, a Southwest vice president.

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That process is already possible through its Apple TV set-top box, but it is cumbersome and some media companies, such as Time Warner Inc.

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That could be a highly cumbersome process, but how to make it more workable is being left to future negotiations.

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