1. Experts said the bond market was encumbered by both red tape and inefficient supervisory mechanisms.
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2. China's major public universities and colleges are encumbered by huge debts, according to a survey by Peking University.
3. Chan said he feels less encumbered when making films in Hong Kong.
4. Some encumbered steel makers will have to cut workforces heavily when they are merged with bigger counterparts.
5. Under such circumstances, the Bush administration is encumbered on the issue by the various domestic political forces.