The phrase "a formal summary of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a concise and structured overview of a particular topic, document, or set of information.
Example: "The report provides a formal summary of the findings from the research study conducted over the past year."
Alternatives: "an official overview of" or "a structured outline of".
The documents released Wednesday, a formal summary of all the evidence against Dowless, were prepared early in 2018 before a meeting with prosecutors.
The results were synthesised and meta-analytic summaries were used where possible to provide a formal summary of results.
Thus, the proposed classification of landscapes into shapes can be regarded as a formal summary of all the various standard and non-standard tests.
Despite the mixed and generally poor quality of the trials and their diverse outcomes we decided that it would be helpful to present a formal summary of the results where it was possible to perform such summaries.
This problem list serves the dual purpose of providing a brief, formal summary of the patient's illnesses and of acting as a tool for organizing the routine documentation of the physician's decision-making process and the plan for and results of care.
A formal summary report is provided to the investigators after the monitoring activities have been completed.
In summary, although a formal combination of results is complicated by the overlap among reports, studies of manufacturers and sprayers of TCDD-contaminated herbicides consistently indicate no significant increase in risk of prostate cancer.
This was a narrative review, consisting of a formal literature search and summary of included articles.
The prosecutor, Thomas Haggstrom, today told a judge in this small town, 60 miles west of Stockholm, that Mr. Chatty was suspected of "making preparations for hijacking, aviation sabotage or airport sabotage -- a serious violation," according to a summary of his formal request handed to reporters.
The main outcome was a summary of formal and informal service costs which included intervenor and interpreter support, in-home nursing, personal support and rehabilitation services.
Even without using formal procedures for a quantitative summary of the epidemiological evidence, IARC Working Groups reach conclusions that are seldom seriously challenged, particularly for Group 1 carcinogens.
