Sentence examples for formality at the from inspiring English sources

Pakistan's breakthrough win had looked like a mere formality at the start of the day, when they resumed at 140 for three, but they conspired to lose four wickets in an unexpectedly tense finale.

But it is usually just a formality: at the Marymount School, for example, everyone who interviews gets a thank-you letter, not to mention a pencil with a star on top, says Lillian Issa, the director of admissions and the deputy head of school.

It was Kent's first win of the summer and it had looked a formality at the start of play when Surrey resumed on 170-9.

It may all seem like so much litigious formality at the time but if the worst happens, you'll find that it won't stand up in court.

There was considerable formality at the opening and closing ceremonies, much more than we were used to at Canadian events.

While it's just a formality at this point, the Thunder will have to wait a bit longer to get that "x" by their team name after the Dallas Mavericks beat them 128-119 on Tuesday night.

Boyd also notes that he has yet to finalize his deal with Microsoft, but it seems to be a formality at this point, as they are doing the usual background checks.

Beringea is also investing, with the caveat that their investment remains "subject to closing conditions" at this point — owing to it being a U.K. venture capital trust, and needing to gain confirmation from HMRC the investment qualifies (a formality at this point, says Firefly).

But for some Democrats, the exploratory filing amounts to a fait accompli: "It's pretty much a formality at this point; she's basically in," wrote charley-on-the-mta, a co-founder of Blue Mass Group, a liberal blog that hosted Ms. Warren's introductory essay last week, in which she outlined her working-class upbringing (in Oklahoma, not mentioned) and her drive to fight for the middle class.

All the rest is really a formality at this point.

It was a sense of gloom that some felt had already infected the immediate post-match formalities at the SCG, as England batsman Alastair Cook's man of the series medal failed to appear for presentation.