The phrase "a formal partition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a structured or official division of something, such as space, data, or responsibilities.
Example: "The project required a formal partition of tasks among team members to ensure clarity and efficiency."
Alternatives: "an official division" or "a structured separation".
Nonetheless, the Clinton Administration is pushing relentlessly for elections in September... [Elections] are more likely to be a large step toward the formal partition of Bosnia.
With a third of the country now out of Baghdad's grip, an outcome more likely than formal partition could be de facto division of the country even as fighting continues for control of oil and scarce water resources, multiethnic towns, infrastructure and military bases, analysts said.
A political modus vivendi, whether a more inclusive national government, radical federalism, formal partition, or something else is necessary to split the coalition between Islamic extremism and everyday sectarianism.
A formal ion partition potential scale is presented (electrolytes: 10−2 M Li2SO4 in W; 10−2 M THATPBCl in DCH) for a few tetraalkylammonium cations and some anions (hexafluorophosphate, perchlorate, picrate).
Many would prefer to have seen formal partition, with the north legally attached to Serbia, than a deal which binds them.It may be hard to make the deal stick, especially if the northern Serbs mount a determined resistance.
But beyond that, there are at least three hard-headed arguments against formal partition of Bosnia.
As the ICG study concludes, failure would mean more talk of formal partition.
Financial markets stand ready to dump Belgian bonds at any hint of formal partition, because of uncertainty over who would repay the country's debts.
Mr Denktash, who has long dreamed of formal partition, fought hard for Mr Eroglu's victory.Cyprus has been divided since July 1974, when Turkey invaded after a Greek-backed coup that led to an abortive attempt at enosis (union with Greece).
Secretary Straw called on Great Britain to "consider the formal partition of Cyprus" if the current negotiations fail.
