Sentence examples for formality but it from inspiring English sources

That vote is now a formality, but it might not have been so, had Singapore Telecom prevailed.

"Might I be of assistance?" He had a formality, but it was surprisingly winning, and the stories he told that night were charming, like the one about how, years earlier, he had teamed up with another artist and a housepainter to buy his building.

In practice, this is little more than a formality, but it can be off-putting.

It sounds like a bullshit formality, but it was probably somewhat effective because it forced prisons to track any sexual assault activity.

"People thought it was a formality but I was worried before we kicked a ball.

It may only be a formality, but I get the impression that most sets are sensitive to these issues.

Lowe has teamed up with Michael Wilde to form a 46% block that makes their bid for power a formality - but it was Wilde who took control from Lowe in the first place, a year after Southampton were relegated from the Premier League in 2005.

It has some hierarchy and formality but not much, and it remains free and accessible to anyone.

The feeling behind the formality will remain, but it won't be weird or sudden.

This qualifying campaign feels like a formality, but Rooney will consider it a prolonged opportunity to fill his boots.

It looked a formality, but City have the character to go with the expensive price tags, and launched a comeback laced with the highest quality.