Sentence examples for instead of formal from inspiring English sources

Someone else was being chastised for donning a furry yellow tracksuit instead of formal attire.

Instead of formal zoning laws, it is considering adopting a Land Use Ordinance.

The rules are aimed at banks currently operating through branches instead of formal subsidiaries.

Nearly 40% said they also prefer organisations to relate to them informally on social networks instead of formal PR language.

During the 1970s he focused on improvisation and North Indian raga instead of formal composition, but at Kronos's insistence he notated the score for "Sunrise".

This mural art is quite different from that of Teotihuacán, being very naturalistic instead of formal and including a definite interest in portraiture.

In nine of the ten participating hospitals, it was the formal project leader who was interviewed while in one of the ten hospitals, a physician assistant was interviewed instead of the formal project leader, who lacked the time to participate.

He mixed easily with locals, and was known for using the informal "Du" (you) instead of the formal "Sie".

Instead of a formal narrative, a succession of news reports of a genuine Martian invasion interrupts and finally takes over from a programme of dance music.

Toyota refused, and the agency allowed what was called a safety improvement campaign to be conducted instead of a formal recall.

Now, fund-raiser parties are often smaller, cheaper and more intimate affairs, with cash bars and finger food instead of a formal meal.