formal mechanism

collocation in English

meaningsofformalandmechanism

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formal
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.məl/us
/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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(Definition offormalandmechanismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformal mechanism

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Apparently, this fact alone may not cause a big problem and can be explained away by someformalmechanism.
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This selective inheritance of case features and the resultant case government of the whole compound cannot be explained by the givenformalmechanismitself.
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This problem can be easily resolved by incorporating the obliqueness hypothesis into the givenformalmechanism.
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The familiarity with the framework is presupposed and none of its supposedlyformalmechanismis explicated.
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Accordingly, rule (16), which determines the distribution of overt imperative, future, and subjunctive morphology in semantically\\syntactically imperative sentences, is the centralformalmechanism.
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There is noformalmechanismof canonisation.
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There are no obvious answers to these questions in standard generative phonology, as it has noformalmechanismfor integrating observed typological divergence into an analysis.
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There is noformalmechanismin place to security check interpreters.
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Anybody who knows how organisations work understands that there is both aformalmechanismand a parallel informal mechanism.
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I was told that it was purely to provide aformalmechanism.
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Will there be aformalmechanismof discussion and if so when might we see it?
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If balanced parities are established, the call for aformalmechanismto govern exchange rates simply becomes redundant and should be resisted.
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I do not think that setting up aformalmechanismfor reviewing the authority's decisions would improve matters.
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There is noformalmechanismwhereby entities that aspire to such status may apply to become observers.
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We think that an applicant should have aformalmechanismto allow an appeal to the committee if an application is rejected.
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Will there be aformalmechanismwith the surrounding boroughs to deal with that?
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We are therefore anxious that someformalmechanismshould exist for securing information about admissions.
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Unless aformalmechanismexists, it is unlikely that some states will abide by their obligations.
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