Business trumps formality.
Pending the completion of business and legal formalities, it is expected that UCLan's two campuses will become part of the new University for Cumbria the summer of 2007.
Expect to get right to business with fewer formalities than other countries.
My great Indian guide, Pramod Singh, explained that "Karma is not a business, not a formality, is a way of life".
The director, André Téchiné, has a keen eye for the Balzacian furies behind the cold formalities of business and the stifling mores of the provincial bourgeoisie.
Pack extra business cards for boardroom formalities, but unless you intend to hold a news conference, leave your suit jackets at home.
The Alaska Republican was one of only a few lawmakers in the Capitol building following the weekend blizzard, and it was her job to handle the formalities of delaying Senate business until her colleagues could get back to work.
Successful global investment doesn't happen if one takes a cavalier attitude toward either regulations or to the formalities of proper business management.
He chose his profession after being told, as a high-school senior, that his personality suited the business; he moves with stiff formality and speaks in soft, clipped tones.
While making friends here can be challenging due to the formality of the business community and the private nature of Swiss Germans, in particular, the friendships that expats do make can last a lifetime.
Do networking events help your business, or are they just a formality?
