“Actually, to delay reporting about disasters is almost a tradition here, partly because of officialism and localism.”

“He is a victim of the nation's school system and is steeped in unemotional officialism.”

“It is alarming that surgeries are bogged down by farcical officialism and red tape, instead of leaving medical staff to use their own discretion.”

“An official of the Bank attended the weekly meetings of the Foreign Exchange Sub-Committee of the Clearing Banks and Accepting Houses, which advised on exchange control questions.”

“Each aristocratic family had to provide one male from the family to serve as a government official.”

“The regulations forbid any act without a permit from a designated official of the district.”

“And their texts all too often seem damped down by the demands of officialese.”

“In rather guarded officialese, it points to a shaky financial situation with the potential for huge financial losses.”

“His letter is expressed in his own language, and not in officialese, but to my mind it is clearly a formal request to carry out the works referred to.”

“For Canadian artists in particular, though, labouring in the chilly isolation that is our institutional culture, rejection has a numbing air of officialness.”

“Transport officials said one of the rear wagons may have derailed first, pulling others off the line.”

“Ethiopian officials said they are not going to stop farmers from growing khat, but are trying to offer alternatives.”

“Government officials admitted that plans for eight-inch wafer foundry investments in China still pose many problems.”