Sentence examples for ignoring formalities from inspiring English sources
Ignoring formalities and careful not to disrupt the meeting, Mr. Putin greeted the group and quickly took a seat between two astonished delegates.
He immediately proceeded to ignore all formalities of organization and command, which endeared him to his men and exasperated his staff who often had to clean up the mess he left behind.
Most are between the ages of 21 and 25, and all ignore the clean formality and rulebook-obeying that characterises most mainstream broadcasting.
The event was marked by a jarring juxtaposition of diplomatic formality and public jousting, as Castro responded to questions from American reporters by either ignoring them or dismissing them as misguided.
It could also end up with the government, which needs only to serve a subpoena to get it (and these days that formality might be ignored).
These entertainment quarters, covered bazaars known as pleasure grounds, were places where strict social morals and formalities could be largely ignored.
And the tone for an ill-tempered - but at times absorbing - encounter was set when Suarez ignored Evra's extended hand in the pre-match formalities.
Or the bureaucratic formula which, at first sight, it seems safe to ignore: "It was explained to me that in Italy a formality is a sort of dormant volcano.
Miguel Duran, a lawyer who is representing about 1,800 investors, including Mr. López, said almost all his clients had been called at home and told to ignore the pages of forms they were signing because the contents were only formalities.
Courts in Saudi Arabia observe few formalities and the country's first criminal procedure code, issued in 2001, has been largely ignored.
