Sentence examples for became a formality from inspiring English sources
Mr. Bernanke has tried to inject new life into the meetings, which became a formality under his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, who wanted little more from the committee than ratification of the decisions he had already reached.
With the FA Cup back in Arsenal's trophy room once more and the winning feeling back at the club, along with Champions League football again, Wenger's commitment to the future became a formality.
It can't be coincidence that the more the regular season has become a formality, the more World Series ratings have declined.
Here in this historic region on the Volga River, Mr. Putin's allies now control nearly all the offices, and elections have become a formality.
The vote itself had become a formality after Ms. Dickens, Mr. Jackson and Ms. Mark-Viverito agreed to the rezoning last month in exchange for pledges from the Bloomberg administration that included additional units of moderately priced housing, government loans for 71 businesses that may be displaced, and about $5.8 million in improvements for Marcus Garvey Park.
I gave him a smile, which had just become a formality -- a search for some recognition of a man I once knew, whom now I could barely remember.
Together, they embodied an image of virtue and family life, and their court became a model of formality and morality.
In fact, earlier last year it looked like the SuperSonics' NBA return would become a mere formality, but the league blocked a deal that would have moved the Sacramento Kings to Seattle.
So if there's a recommended bid, the takeover usually becomes a polite formality.
If elections are more likely to become a mere formality as a political ritual, then the public in these countries will choose alternative means other than elections, such as personal contact, to seek the help of government officials or to express their own preference.
