formal structure

collocation in English

meaningsofformalandstructure

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formal
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.məl/us
/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition offormalandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformal structure

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Theformalstructureand conventions of strips also contributed to the medium's potential for ideological complexity.
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This gave a moreformalstructureto existing work requirements, but also instituted some supportive services.
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The remainder of this section describes theformalstructureof the model.
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Improvisers create a sense offormalstructurethrough their shared understanding of what is musically meaningful.
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An arbitrary rhythmic orformalstructureapplied to microtime would most likely result in undesirable noise.
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Theformalstructureemployed to give modal logics a semantics has much broader applications.
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Noformalstructureis agreed in advance, and so the musicians continuously respond to each other ad infinitum.
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Theformalstructureof selection theory can be applied to such a scenario without any major conceptual obstacles.
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Secondly, and closely linked, it focuses on theformalstructureof delegation, leaving aside informal resources and controls.
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By contrast, in narratives and chansons, refrains are easily detected through theformalstructureof their host genres.
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It clarifies theformalstructureof behavior so that different theoretical perspectives can be brought to bear on it.
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Though the studies are not organized around anyformalstructure, an attentive reader will immediately notice six main themes.
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It is a rule-based system able to encode any information that has a well-specifiedformalstructure.
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There was aformalstructurewith a clear division of labour between the officers and the men.
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Theformalstructureis of lesser importance.
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A moreformalstructureis therefore welcome.
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Children need to work within aformalstructure.
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We seek to recognise that with a moreformalstructure.
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However, we cannot keep aformalstructuregoing indefinitely.
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What is less important is theformalstructure.
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He is particularly sensitive to the correlation between the duration of an establishedformalstructure and the required expressive and musical potential.
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In algebra, theformalstructurewas an engine of progress so powerful that it was constantly pushing against the edges of its subject matter.
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