Examples of using A formality in English and their translations into Chinese
{-}
-
Political
-
Ecclesiastic
-
Programming
The general election is often seen as a formality in the heavily Democratic city, which hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1967.
The return clash at the Etihad Stadium next month should now be a formality for City, whose remarkable challenge on four fronts continues virtually unhindered.
The compulsory votes are a formality to officially name the candidates teed up by their parties to fight the October 22 legislative elections.
This is a formality because all the parties in parliament have agreed," Laoly said.
When I broke up with him it was almost a formality because I had been drifting away for so long.
But with support from regulators, politicians, and carriers, the vote is expected to be a formality.
In this respect, the Board found that the Human Resources Services Section' s exercise of control was essentially a formality.
Although he claimed the project had not been officially signed off, insiders suggest that is a formality.
The agreement on copyright still needs to be rubber-stamped by the European Parliament and the bloc's member states, which is typically a formality.
But when she got to Canberra, Mr Alghamdi told her the contract was just a formality for local authorities.
He had never actually invited her to come in, and it was a formality she respected.
The peace deal is expected to be signed within the next several weeks, but analysts consider that just a formality.
Second, the non-permanent members of the Council have been totally marginalized, and their presence is often but a formality.
It was explained that the board is a formality necessary for the registration of the organization and not an actively functioning entity.
The term"notification" refers to a formality through which a state or an international organization communicates certain facts or events of legal importance.
The peace deal is expected to be signed within the next several weeks, but analysts consider that just a formality.
That submission appropriately notes that there is little value mainly in enacting an antitrust law and leaving it a formality.
And it's not just a formality:"I have seen stuff before that looks great on screen but just doesn't hold up nearly so well in print.".
The authorities made a big push to meet the end-of-year deadline, but the hearings became so curtailed as to become a formality, instead of a legal safeguard.