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Meanings of byzantine in английском

Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious.

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Usage of byzantine in английском
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Some see it as a critique of Iran's byzantine justice system.
Reuters
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He has spent far too long revelling in the byzantine minutiae of American politics.
Radio NZ
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The other part of the challenge relates to the byzantine power structures of the BBC.
The Guardian
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I was surprised and pleased-shemust have actually remembered my byzantine directions, then followed through.
Let's take the long way home: a memoir of friendship
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First, it further complicates an already byzantine benefits system.
The Guardian
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He also brought into focus his association's byzantine finances.
The Irish Times
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And then there's the byzantine bureaucracy of large organizations.
Wired
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The byzantine eurozone architecture we have created is incomplete.
The Guardian
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They were being filled grudgingly and with byzantine premeditation.
Seveneves
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The country has chronic goods shortages, a byzantine exchange rate, alarming crime rates and steep inflation.
The Guardian
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Last month, after a five-year struggle of byzantine bureaucratic complexity, Kavan managed to clear his name.
The new yorker
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Hackers are still hackers, with a byzantine variety of interests and aptitudes folded into the term.
Wired
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Looks like Sony is facing the pain of having a byzantine organizational structure and internal disagreements.
Wired
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Twice my form and landingsome tricky byzantine jabs.
Futures 1
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The byzantine committee structure would be simplified and report to the board instead of the Council.
The Guardian
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The byzantine liquor laws and spry old men.
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