In Japan, meetings are often mainly a formality, with a lot of preparatory work beforehand.
But the relatively older style of stiff formality, of lots of employees standing around, is going to wane.
Note the differences in formality and personalness and the degree to which the students recognize the hierarchical difference between themselves and the teacher.
A mere formality, of course.
Black is associated with power, elegance, formality, death, evil, and mystery.
These charming shades on dark side are ideal to accent that jubilant formality while still appearing beautiful.
Add focus and formality as needed in the Subject line and in the message itself. Don’t say “let me know what you think” when you mean “do you approve this project.”
The degree of formality also influences sentence style.
The couple are now at a reception in Buckingham Palace, where the formality of the ceremonies will be relaxed.
Gestures of greeting have become well established in different cultures and seldom change much, but the degree of formality in a social situation may allow for some variation in the greeting employed.
In the times of the emperors, the formality within the Forbidden City was rigid beyond belief.
The paths within the house, stairs and passages, meander without formality or urgency, and the house hardly has a main entrance; there are many ways in and out.
The passage sets out, in small, Emerson's priorities-spontaneity over convention, vitality over formality, luck and newness over system.
They also use two levels of formality: basic and advanced.
On important problems which are complicated and on which opinions differ, there must, in addition, be personal consultations before the meeting to enable the members to think things over, lest decisions by the meeting become a mere formality or no decision can be reached.
Mrs. Farebrother welcomed the guest with a lively formality and precision.
Black is a great accent color indoors or out, imparting elegance, formality, and sophistication to a color scheme. Of course, too much black can be depressing.
They were also easing up on requiring formality and a preconceived structure in our deliverables, and they were approving documentation based on the RUP framework without reservations.
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