Sentence examples for become a formal from inspiring English sources

It said that a preliminary inquiry had become a formal investigation, meaning that Mr. Gabriele had been formally charged, and that he had chosen two lawyers to defend him.

Brazil will turn down any proposals to become a formal ally of Washington.

Yet for political reasons, Taiwan cannot become a formal signatory to many international fishing agreements.

With advanced civilization, however, the design of play opportunities has become a formal and conscious affair.

British Columbia, also a member, is expected to become a formal part of the trading system in a few months.

Vivendi Universal said that an informal inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission had become a formal investigation.

The bloc became a formal political body in December 1934.

That preliminary examination became a formal investigation on Oct. 24.

Mechanical engineering became a formal department in 1883.

In 2010 the 39-week rule became a formal quality measure in the United States.

An earnings restatement in July 2008 prompted the inquiry, which became a formal investigation in February 2009.