Throughout its 200-year history, the role of foreign powers has generated red-hot passion.
Foreign automakers looking to invest received red- carpet treatment, regardless of nationality.
"The only red line is about foreign intervention, " he said.
Mr Blair will probably defend his red lines on tax, foreign policy, the budget and social security.
She is expected to ask for more visas for foreign aid workers as the Syrian Arab Red Crescent struggles to distribute food.
Interior Minister Socrates Hasikos said his ministry is looking to cut red tape in order to attract foreign investment.
Further complicating the situation is an apparent escalation of the wine trade war between the European Union and the U.S. Wending its way through Congress is a housekeeping bill that includes a caveat that would bury boutique imports under red tape by requiring certification from foreign governments and chemical analysis of wine.
Leighton Andrews took centre stage at a Foreign and Commonwealth Office lectern flanked by two huge red dragon flags.
Andy Xie, chief China economist for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in Hong Kong, points out that if foreign creditors don't roll over debts for red-chip companies, most of which are severely overstretched financially, the latter could start going under too.
In contrast to last year's pro-immigrant marches, where foreign flags were everywhere, this time it was all red, white and blue.
Russia has, on paper, one of the most onerous banking regulatory regimes in the world, and the red tape is spooled out with gusto for foreign banks.
The suspected culprit is red-tape preventing U.S. educated foreign workers from living and working in this country.
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While the port wine industry remains strong, local grapes are now also being used to make fine red and white table wines that are attracting much foreign interest.
Red tape from municipal and provincial governments gums up foreign investment, and the reduction in loans to cement and steel companies cuts all investment--including money for efficiency projects--to those industries.
Oman, once reclusive and red-taped, has thrown open its doors to foreign investors.
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In response to Mr Cameron's announcement on Wednesday morning, the French foreign minister Laurent Fabius said his country would "roll out the red carpet" for businesses who may be less keen to invest in the UK in the event of an exit.
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In terms of foreign policy, he has asked the world to draw "a clear red line" over Iran's nuclear programme.
Another risk is the threat of nationalization of foreign enterprises, as was recently the case with YPF in Argentina and Red Electrica in Bolivia.
On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akhbar Salehi welcomed the offer, saying Iran had no "red lines".
The education ministry decided last year to hire foreign teachers to plug a severe shortfall in state schools but those already in the country struggle with red tape to qualify.
Uzbek businessman Usmanov's company, Red and White, is chaired by former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein, who claims foreign investment is needed to compete with the likes of Chelsea.
Following the plea from his family a senior official from the Foreign Office has told the Swansea East MP, Donald Anderson, the Government will intervene to cut through the red tape and return his body to his homeland.
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