formal channels
collocation in Englishmeaningsofformalandchannel
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formal
adjective
uk/ˈfɔː.məl/us/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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channel
noun[C]
uk/ˈtʃæn.əl/us/ˈtʃæn.əl/
a television or radio station (= an organization that broadcasts television or ...
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(Definition offormalandchannelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofformal channels
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When no formal channels were available, they devised their own.
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The amount of funding was limited, and significant numbers of schemes were initiated outside the formal channels, only to be drawn in later after completion.
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Politicians attempted to use a variety of informal and formal channels to influence central bank policy.
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This can be done via informal avenues (chats, exchange of emails and internal notes copied to a large number of colleagues) or more formal channels such as meetings.
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It has been previously demonstrated that dissemination of family planning information and distribution of contraceptives solely through formal channels cannot guarantee massive and successful adoption of family planning practices.
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Urban studies could lead to a kind of knowledge which distinguished between (administrative and political) power per se and the formal channels through which that power was exercised.
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However, when it came to the practical implementation of this recognition - notably the establishment of diplomatic missions and formal channels of co-operation - things turned out to be more complicated.
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The promotion of people-to-people contacts has provided an equally effective counterweight to the formal channels of government-to-government diplomacy.
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Many of these needs are outside the formal channels of education.
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This allowed him to access information that might otherwise have been denied through formal channels.
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This can be done through formal channels, such as workshops, training and conferences; or through online networks deploying social software and social networking services.
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In additional to the informal channels of communication, an investment club must set up formal channels of communication to conduct business.
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Where available, they may use formal channels such as banks and money transfer services.
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Using formal channels against decisions, using internal procedures, bringing appeals to the appropriate committee or commission, and launching legal actions has also been used to enact desired changes.
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