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In the report - entitled 'Obsolescent and outgunned' - the committee highlighted the "bureaucratic procrastination" and "general ineptitude" which had "bedevilled" attempts to re-equip the Army over the past two decades.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2021

On 25-0 Zhang missed a black from its spot and Hendry, suddenly free of the mistakes and even gaffes which had bedevilled him all evening, settled to a run of 89.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2010