1.   Some petty bureaucrat wanted all the documents in triplicate.

2.   Breeden contends that Van Baalen is a petty bureaucrat who has willfully misunderstood his efforts to help the investors.

3.   He told reporters that the petty bureaucrat responsible for the threat to national security would be fired.

4.   In most places, a trip to city hall means a visit to the office of a petty bureaucrat, usually to lodge a complaint.

5.   One thing Laviolette is not is a petty bureaucrat.

6.   Russians are once again complaining about long lines, red tape and bone-chilling rudeness from petty bureaucrats.

7.   Add the unending red tape, petty bureaucrats here and there -- and bribes.

8.   The Islamic fundamentalist group has been sharply critical of government corruption, especially by petty bureaucrats.