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Meanings of as a formality in anglès

In a set manner without serious attention.

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Examples for "perfunctorily"
Examples for "perfunctorily"
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Nothing had been left to chance; not an item was perfunctorily completed.
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War
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Roger nodded at her perfunctorily, preoccupied with the necessities of the moment.
The Moon out of Reach
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The election of Cleveland relieved him of seeming perfunctorily to uphold Blaine.
Theodore Roosevelt: An Intimate Biography
4
Silvestro performs the ceremony, somewhat perfunctorily, and promises to cure the emperor.
Diversions in Sicily
5
I understood why he'd offered no comfort, kissed her cheek so perfunctorily.
An impartial witness: a bess crawford mystery
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It's very difficult to have a future pro forma for your company.
Reuters
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On a pro forma basis, Alkermes expects revenue to grow next year.
Reuters
3
The offer was pro forma; Pretzky didn't want her to agree.
Deadly little secrets
4
Contingent liquidity will also weaken slightly pro forma for the transaction.
Reuters
5
He has a pro forma deal that, as I understand it, everybody gets.
The Verge
Usage of as a formality in anglès
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The match was regarded as a formality by most of the home support.
The Irish Times
2
Purely as a formality, we have scheduled your thesis defense for Friday afternoon.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
3
I'll accept the command as a formality but appoint you my chief aid.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates
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He was two years older than Noel and went to Hollis-butonly as a formality.
Twisted
5
I understand that a School Committee hearing would precede that, but only as a formality.
Carrie
6
Just as a formality he was to go before a medical board again in August.
Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point; Or, Standing Firm for ...
7
I would hate to see yourself leave, Captain. I said it almost as a formality.
The Last Ship
8
Paul Mackay's position in Charles Haughey's constituency was not so much a job as a formality.
The Irish Times
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Upper chamber approval is seen as a formality.
The Irish Times
10
Many, however, signed with misgivings, and some almost avowedly as a formality to please the Emperor.
The Arian Controversy
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EU governments will still need to approve the final agreement but that is seen as a formality.
Reuters
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The younger Magomedov's nomination must be approved by Dagestan's parliament, a process widely seen as a formality.
Reuters
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Approval there is seen as a formality.
The Irish Times
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Her lawyer was merely an unfledged practitioner assigned to her defense as a formality of the court.
Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
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Mark Hildebrand recognized the charged tone and knocked on the door frame as a formality before entering.
The bricklayer
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But we see this as a formality.
Reuters