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The phrase 'meet the formalities' is a perfectly valid and commonly used expression in written English.
It is typically used to mean that one has fulfilled or completed whatever formal processes or requirements are necessary. For example, "We were finally able to purchase the new house after we had met all the formalities with the bank".
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A will is valid if it meets the formalities of the law, which usually, but not always, requires that it be witnessed.
The culture and the aesthetic of the Japanese Gardens, which embrace formality and symmetry, meet the unbridled nature of Ryan's unique approach to bonsai.
Young Jon Jr. met the president — "I remember a certain stiffness and formality," he said — and trusted aides like Henry A. Kissinger and Alexander M. Haig.
At the time that he met the unattainable girl, another girl, whom he treated with a distant, friendly formality, tinged with a benign contempt, adored him and would have done anything for him, had he but asked.
The formality of the invitation should match the formality of the event.
In the meantime, huge progress can be made which should make February's meeting a formality.
That's the formal formalities over with.
But the formalities were brief.
If he is not satisfied, the formalities will resume.
That's it for the formalities.
Many researchers have studied the formalities of the Peircean system.
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