那些官僚坚持要我们填写十几份表格才肯处理这个简单请求。

The ___bureaucrats insisted we fill out dozens of forms before processing this simple request.

这些官僚们花了很长时间才批准我的申请。

The ___bureaucrats took a long time to approve my application.

那些官僚坚持要按流程办事，即使这会耽误整个项目。

The ___bureaucrats insisted on following the procedure, even though it would delay the whole project.