formal agreement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofformalandagreement
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formal
adjective
uk/ˈfɔː.məl/us/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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agreement
noun
uk/əˈɡriː.mənt/us/əˈɡriː.mənt/
the situation in which people have the same opinion, or in which they approve of or ...
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(Definition offormalandagreementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofformal agreement
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Again, this may work to replace theformalagreementin either direction.
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Apart from grammatical structures, some kinds of words tend to trigger notional rather thanformalagreement.
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In defyingformalagreement, writers may be using notional agreement to broaden the scope of their reference and their argument.
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But with all three factors operating, the use offormalagreementmay be expected to strengthen in the twenty-first century.
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Formalagreementis expressed in a sentence through the matching of words in terms of number, gender and person.
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They are more inclined to useformalagreementin constructions that facilitate notional agreement.
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There might have been a kind offormalagreementbetween them concerning joint ventures.
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Equitably identifying risks and rewards apportioned during the negotiation toformalagreementphases.
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They include aformalagreementamong the community members for social enforcement of the contract terms (the 'dina').
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In the earlier report, differences between electronic and paper returns were also noted, with electronic respondents more inclined toformalagreementwhere there was a choice.
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Other words that trigger notional rather thanformalagreementare indefinite quantifiers like 'a lot of, 'a batch of, 'a pile of, 'a mass of.
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From a linguistic point of view, the use of the singular is in any case motivated, as it is based on the principle offormalagreement.
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The web respondents' preference may be explained by the fact thatformalagreementis tied to grammatically explicit elements of the clause, which become more important anchorpoints in screen-reading.
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There is no statutory requirement forformalagreementto be reached with local authorities once the code has been prepared.
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In other cases, while it has been possible to indicate our likely agreement,formalagreementhas to await the details of the proposed contracts.
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The arrangements are being incorporated in aformalagreement.
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Aformalagreementfor a relatively modest expansion of the existing facilities will be concluded in due course.
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The claim has not yet been settled, but aformalagreementembodying the proposals for final consideration and approval is in course of preparation.
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We hope thatformalagreementon the text can be reached shortly.
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