Sentence examples for formalistic manner from inspiring English sources

The report found, among other things, that the agencies handled disputes in a "perfunctory" or "formalistic" manner.

"We would have for the first time established a stable, durable, rules-based agreement with legal force that is more ambitious than ever before, even if not yet ambitious enough -- an agreement that is applicable to all in a genuine and not just a formalistic manner".

However they do not address the issue of the application of mathematics, construed in this concrete, formalistic fashion.

The styles of this school grew in popularity throughout the 20th century, superseding the traditional and formalistic rikka style.

It became a little more formalistic".

A book of extraordinary intelligence, humanity and (formalistic) cunning.

But Pakistan declined to go beyond that formalistic undertaking.

Part of it is the formalistic courtesies of war.

She says he "prattles on" and dismisses some of his arguments as "pretentious and formalistic".

Judge Kaplan disagreed with this "formalistic" interpretation, musing instead that such swaps let activists "ambush" companies.

"It's a formalistic show," she said, "one that is both serene and contemplative".