Established in 1978, the federal recognition process is a complicated and cumbersome task that requires tribes to meet seven criteria.

Since the complaints first arose, Intergraph has fixed bugs and streamlined some of the more cumbersome tasks such as the license plate checks.

This procedure avoided the cumbersome task of a restart.

Collecting money from pupils each day is a very cumbersome task that takes valuable time away from the teaching.

Normally, de-icing an airplane is a cumbersome and time-consuming task.

Boards are cumbersome bureaucratic legal bodies best left to the cumbersome bureaucratic legal task of representing share-holders' interests.

Choosing a plan is an overwhelming and cumbersome task.

Until about the 1980's, surveying was a cumbersome task, Mr. Ingram said.

To do the cumbersome and expensive task of redrawing the bylaws, we need some conviction that they would likely pass.

Understanding the creditworthiness of a debtor is often a cumbersome task as it is not easily quantifiable.