Translation of "Langwierige angelegenheit" in English

This means that the period after which a specific directive can be amended is relatively long.

But setting up a business is much difficult or a long drawn affair.

Any tightening of policy will likely be a protracted affair.

Enforcing them appears to be a lengthy process and subject to appeal.

The UN has already announced that the Rohingya refugee crisis will be a protracted issue.

The renovation of leaky pipe unions – particularly in fall pipes – has hitherto been an expensive, time-consuming matter.

The courtship of butterflies is, as before remarked, a prolonged affair.

This is a lengthy process.

I can understand why, as this is always a protracted event.

Mr President, I would like to apologise yet again for not being at the conciliation meeting, which was a very lengthy and hard-fought affair.

Two main problems have emerged: one is that to start a venture of this kind takes a lot of time, especially in dealing with the various bureaucracies involved; eighteen months to two years seems to be a minimum of time needed to get off the ground. The other problem is that of being over-ambitious and seeking to start too many different projects at once.

Without knowing the exact hidden variables that determine success or failure, attempting to produce the Stone is an expensive and lengthy matter of trial and error.

It is not easy to find out why the bacteria flora is being disturbed and combatting it can sometimes be a lengthy process.

An investment in new IT infrastructure or its renovation is a complicated and long-standing process.

These factors mean that it is necessary to keep track of tape usage (retiring tapes once they have reached the end of their useful life), and that searching for a specific file on tape can be a lengthy proposition.

I remember it being a very conscious and rather long and detailed vision with a more intense reality than physical things have (it was in the subtle physical).