Sentence examples for formality that may from inspiring English sources

And it plays false with what proved to be Surrealism's most useful insight: that the mind possesses a deep formality that may assert itself when conscious control is suspended.

The formality that audiences may have come to expect at performances by composer Judd Greenstein and The Yehudim, violist Nadia Sirota, the NOW Ensemble, and others was jettisoned.

But on the pitch, Lenny Harris stole second, although that may have seemed a formality, too, against Nen.

She has also, some lawyers and court regulars suggest, run the trial with formality and a respect for the rights of the defendants that may ultimately benefit Ms. Stewart and her co-defendant, Peter E. Bacanovic.

Because despite their formality and repetitiveness, such proceedings inform the board about the remaining problems that may need solving.

As in seasons past, Mr. Maier's clothes were an elaboration of the insouciant formality that characterizes good Neapolitan tailoring.

Will the formality of a marriage license push gay couples toward a promise of sexual fidelity that may have seemed less important before their wedding vows?

Though full disclosure of study details by researchers and complete understanding by potential participants may not be attainable, informed consent should not be viewed as a procedural formality that aims to comply with institutional rules.

There is still a kind of documentary formality in setting out to record the sound of your parents' voices — a formality that has vanished entirely from photography.

There's nothing like aspects of formality that one doesn't understand for arousing curiosity.

Therefore, formality and neighbourhood SES, as measured by average item ownership, are closely related but remain independent measures (i.e. there is a part of formality that is not explained by neighbourhood SES).