You can refer to the ~ of a particular thing when that thing has a bad or depressing influence on a particular situation. (mainly BRIT)
...the ~ of bureaucracy.
N-SING: usu the N of n
You can refer to the ~ of a particular thing when that thing has a bad or depressing influence on a particular situation. (mainly BRIT)
...the ~ of bureaucracy.
N-SING: usu the N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012