formal aspect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofformalandaspect
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formal
adjective
uk/ˈfɔː.məl/us/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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aspect
noun
uk/ˈæs.pekt/us/ˈæs.pekt/
one part of a situation, problem, ...
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(Definition offormalandaspectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofformal aspect
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Ewens (1977) has criticized most of the methods from aformalaspect; here the results are presented from two such methods and are discussed informally.
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The use of the first line 'matter/mater/meter/muthos' is the most complexformalaspectof the piece.
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So much for theformalaspectof the duty entrusted to us.
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From theformalaspect, of course, everyone has the right to meet with anyone else.
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This is an issue perhaps of a limited scope in itsformalaspect, but obviously one of tremendous importance in all its implications.
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The building tries to depict the essence, in itsformalaspect, of the beautiful mansions that belonged to wealthy people or local gentry.
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This plan removed the moreformalaspectof the garden to create a naturalistic park.
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The two books do have some formal aspects in common.
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Mentalists focus on formal aspects of language, and argue for a separation between form and meaning.
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Yet, certain formal aspects of syntax seemed well-preserved as well.
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They need to account not just for the formal aspects of dreaming but the content as well.
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This and other formal aspects of the trial are discussed at large elsewhere.
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Of course, attempts have been made to avoid the formal aspects of this standard theory.
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In this paper we have investigated some formal aspects of gene assembly in ciliates.
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Formal aspects of support related to the clinical supervision sessions with the line manager once every two months.
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This reflects classical contract theory, in which consideration was viewed as aformalaspectof a contract, so that a seal could be considered an alternative form.
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More audits were launched and several formal aspects of registration and invoicing were monitored.
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The data showed good mastery of formal aspects of the morphological system, wherever those could be separated from the meanings which they served to convey.
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