Sentence examples for finish formalities from inspiring English sources

Subsequently he was part of the diplomatic mission that traveled to France to finish formalities with the newly elected king.

And having finished that formality, Martin, the National Basketball Association's No. 1 draft pick, was eager to earn his salary.

An hour later, the food and formalities finished, the chorus girls, now in tap shoes and clutching prop daisies, stepped toward the director's table, where Stroman sat.

Once he had escaped the trap the finish was a formality, three putts for the title in an amphitheatre of a final green surrounded by raucous grandstands.

In places, they are rather Ardizzone-like, sometimes they imitate the formality and finish of Victorian portrait-engravings.

When the formalities are finished, he even tells a joke, and always hands the marriage certificate to the bride for safekeeping.

Javier Hernandez gave United a first-half lead, Michu equalising for Swansea before Ferdinand's finish three minutes from time completed the formalities.

The rest was a formality — Madson finished the inning scoreless, and Brad Lidge worked a 1-2-3 ninthefor the save.

All that remained was the formality of the ninth inning to finish off the fifth and final game of the 1984 World Series.

Considering that in the previous race — on Oct. 13 in Japan — Vettel joined another short list of only five drivers who have won five races in a row, a fifth-place finish or better appears to be little more than a formality for the German.

The Dallas Mavericks were clinging to an 82-80 lead Tuesday night in Game 4 of a championship series that was going to become a 3-1 Miami formality or a deadlocked and rousing fight to the finish.