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formality <-ies> [fɔ:ˈmælətɪ, Am -t̬ɪ] N

Usage examples with formality

to be merely a formality
быть всего́ лишь форма́льностью

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It is employed as a special term to contrast with the transitoriness and superficiality of man-made formalities.
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Those from relatively informal backgrounds may find formality to be empty and hypocritical, or unnecessarily demanding.
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For this reason, there is still much formality between the two of them when they meet.
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It is not a grounbreaking, but initial formality to build the toll road.
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They impose formalities upon contracts, and they stipulate what sorts of terms are lawful or unlawful.
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The level of formality of women's kimono is determined mostly by the pattern of the fabric, and color.
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Some of these vitae are formalities composed for an 18th-century synaxary, but four of them exist in original form, as well a metaphrastic version.
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He needs to fulfill the formalities given for such an agreement.
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But there were so many formalities in the society to be performed by washer man.
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Regardless of the formalities of mourning, power must be handed on; if the succession is uncontested, that is best done immediately.
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