Sentence examples for formality to make from inspiring English sources

The result was a shoe with just enough formality to make it acceptable in business settings when worn with a suit (early Gucci loafers were only made for men).

"This was only a formality to make legal the actions taken by Magnate [Joseph] McDonald when they turned over the old franchise to the newly organized company in Youngstown", the paper reported.

It is almost always less technical than the first, and is more a formality to make sure the manager has the necessary approvals to extend an offer.

When the excavation reached what had been the bottom of the sea, the archeologists announced that they could finally cede part of the site to the engineers, after one last survey of the seabed — just a formality, really, to make sure they hadn't missed anything.

A place in the semi-final looked a formality as Chelsea struggled to make any impression - only for the second half to see a complete transformation in fortunes.

While Royal assent and a couple of other formalities are still needed to make the bill law, people can lodge their notice of intent to marry beginning Saturday, and the first weddings are expected to take place in February.

The living man is not really without this privilege — strictly speaking — but as he possesses it merely as an empty formality, and knows better than to make use of it, it cannot be seriously regarded as an actual possession.

Defenders argue that preserving some sense of formality induces people to pay attention, to make the experience matter.

Remembering that you're American, this stranger even takes you through the formalities of the German legal system to make sure everything is clear.

After you have completed the required formalities, check in with your employer to make certain they have indeed filed the claim.

Not one Scottish finger was laid on D'Arcy as he rounded the defence, exchanged passes with Geordan Murphy and cut in close enough to the posts to make the conversion a formality.