formality
Example Sentences
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Japan's formalities -- from the complexity of polite language to extreme attention to detail in packaging or wrapping -- may surprise visitors, he said.
From Barron's
And the FA Cup is no formality either, with City hosting rivals Liverpool in the quarter-final on Saturday 4 April after the international break, with league games immediately after against Chelsea and Arsenal.
From BBC
But there is another aspect of things worth exploring here, beyond the formality of Washington's requests, and the informality of the president both in private and in public.
From BBC
There was a time when a certain level of written formality was expected of people in power.
The final score makes the second leg of this last 16 tie a formality.
From BBC
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