formal recognition

collocation in English

meaningsofformalandrecognition

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formal
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.məl/us
/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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recognition
noun
uk
/ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/
agreement that something is true ...
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(Definition offormalandrecognitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformal recognition

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First, there is noformalrecognitionof the cost and uncertainties of preliminary work that should be undertaken before a project is launched.
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This provides an argument for moreformalrecognitionof these skills and competencies.
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The model of negotiation, which givesformalrecognitionto difference and is thus superior to the acontextual, reasonable man solution, is nevertheless ethically incomplete.
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Until that point offormalrecognition, they are free-floating-i. e., free of any institutional affiliation that has been authoritatively set.
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Formalrecognition(undamento) was sanctioned by the grant of a certificate.
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The concept of music leaders is thus extremely wide and their proliferation andformalrecognitionraises important issues of training, quality assurance and evaluation of teaching and learning.
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The movement was initially deniedformalrecognition.
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The study of how theformalrecognitionof indigenous peoples' rights works out in practice has only begun and this volume is an important contribution to that debate.
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The society is offeringformalrecognition, as a benchmark of good practice, to centres and services that meet these standards.
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This group of young people appears to have gone through various systems withoutformalrecognitionof their vulnerability being made.
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It would be very much easier to have a dialogue if thatformalrecognitioncould be given.
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We have endeavoured to obtain by the amendments a somewhat clearer and moreformalrecognitionof the subjective.
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No country has grantedformalrecognitionto the illegal régime.
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So the final chapters are being written, sadly, without anyformalrecognitionof past work—just good old class hatred.
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In other words, the child born alive would receive a birth certificate while the child born dead would receive noformalrecognition.
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Therefore, one can understand that some furtherformalrecognitionof importance as an individual member state is sought.
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The whole purpose of an honorarium is that it is aformalrecognitionof work done.
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They have expanded them again in almostformalrecognitionof the fact that their policies have not worked.
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The designation confersformalrecognitionthat the natural beauty of an area is of great importance and worthy of protection.
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