Sentence examples for involved a formal from inspiring English sources

A consultant hired by the Coast Guard to review Northrop and Lockheed's purchasing decisions found that of $210 million worth of contracts awarded in 2004, just 30percentt involved a formal competitive process.

The prevalent modern view that the peace involved a formal recognition by the Peloponnesians of the Athenian empire rests on a misinterpretation of a passage in the first speech that Thucydides puts into the mouth of Pericles.

The process involved a formal welcome followed by an explanation of the purpose of the workshop and two exercises: This exercise focussed participant children on significant features of forests and on the activities that take place in local forests.

The purchase "involved a formal partnership between the Library, Durham University and Durham Cathedral and an agreement that the book will be displayed to the public equally in London and the North East".

Individuals obtained IRO membership in secrecy: the initiation ritual involved a formal oath of allegiance over the Gospel or a Christian cross, a gun and a knife; treason was punishable by death, and secret police monitored each member's activities.

One of these strategies involved a formal protocol between PC services and aboriginal Australians.

We were able to observe only activist investor activity that was highly public; filing a Schedule 13D with the SEC involves a formal declaration by an investor.

"We're thinking of ways that involve a formal, signed statement from the United States, and maybe a parallel statement from the Security Council," said one senior administration official.

The prime minister's spokesman would not say whether a recall would involve a formal vote on a substantive motion, although it is hard to see how the government could avoid this.

The terms of the deal could involve a formal coalition or a looser pact involving the Liberal Democrats remaining on the opposition benches, but backing a minority Conservative government tied to a raft of policy commitments to the smaller party.

The VIEN MPS program does not involve a formal research project, however it entails a focused special project as well as firsthand experience in local vineyards or wine production facilities.