Meanings of formal relationship in English

ASI told the Observer it had no formal relationship with Cambridge Analytica.

It killed Tom that they had such a formal relationship.

The sultan had no formal relationship with any government other than that of the UK.

The University of the South Pacific and New Zealand's Massey University have renewed their formal relationship.

The two institutions, however, maintain no formal relationship.

The trouble was, I couldn't drop in uninvited at the Awazumi, for I had no formal relationship with the teahouse.

But the formal relationship between the two men was that of a top level security officer handling a known security risk.

I believe that I planted some seeds at Kane for what might grow into a formal relationship between our star systems.

Skilled locals fled the nation to find work abroad, particularly to New Zealand, with which the Cook Islands has a formal relationship.

Drawing a clearer line between social and professional conversation allows for a more formal relationship once back in the office, she added.

Speaking to EWN's Stephen Grootes on The Midday Report, Maine makes it clear that he has no " formal relationship" with the Gupta family.

Advisers can loosely affiliate with other brokers who have areas of specialty, or even with a trainee, rather than share clients in a formal relationship.