Sentence examples for Formal status from inspiring English sources

In October 2009 the President downgraded the formal status of the Russian language in Tajikistan.

Lichens are a biological group lacking formal status in the taxonomic framework of living organisms.

Press officers also said that the shadow board had no "formal status".

What is the formal status of an article during its three-month discussion period?

EUROPEAN Union leaders were expected this week to grant Montenegro the formal status of candidate.

The European Commission's plans have formal status, however, and will start the bloc's legislative process.

The question of the detainees' formal status has stalled the entire war crimes system and frustrated administration officials.

These private operators, once illegal, were given formal status and training to ensure they provide a good quality service.

Tory backbenchers have floated the idea of a codicil, a format that has no formal status in EU negotiations.

In the years that followed, the Army and the Navy gave it more formal status as the national anthem.

It may be legal: having formal status derived by law, or extralegal: not regulated or sanctioned by law.