Sentence examples for formally did from inspiring English sources

"Under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas," he formally did "hereby proclaim the three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, to Sunday, April 24 , 2011 as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas".It is not clear whether Mr Perry's successor, Greg Abbott, will now call for prayer for the end of rain.

You studied classical music formally, didn't you? A. Yes.

b) Strong government policy support: government formally did not push the development of science parks until 1999.

But under pressure from Russia, Ban Ki-moon, its secretary-general, has not formally done so.

(Peasants started dismantling Mao's disastrous "people's communes" before the party began formally doing so in 1982).

The client is there as a suspect as opposed to anyone that has formally done something or committed a crime.

But Iraq's leaders said that Mr. Talabani had not yet formally done so, and would probably not do so until Thursday.

The police have not yet formally done so, but Baikal Wave said it was pleased with Microsoft's reaction and the new program of automatic software licenses.

When asked if the Yankees made an offer, which they did not formally do until Mussina accepted their six-year, $88.5 million proposal, Cashman said, "I wouldn't comment".

But although a handful of townships (the first tier of government village administrations formally do not count) have tried to introduce similar reforms, the central leadership has done little to encourage this.

Critics dismissed his plans as fantasy.One other former governor, Gary Johnson of New Mexico, has joined the race and a second, Jon Huntsman of Utah, is on the point of formally doing so.