This formality may frustrate the legitimate expectations of the other parties.

Withdrawal must not be seen as a practical formality that was without consequences.

The written form requirement is for many a formality that is no longer justified.

But will this December s vote be a mere formality? Experience teaches us to be prudent.

Yet there remained unfortunate tendencies towards formality, reading prepared statements, and repeating what had already been said.

5.4 The author argues that in any event the appointment of a process agent is a mere formality.

First, coordination among agencies is almost non existent the said Council is more a formality than a coordinating mechanism.

This structure has been established and exists as a formality in order to comply with the requests from leaders of local clans.

The literal application of the New York Convention and the MAL may, because of a formality, frustrate the legitimate expectations of the parties.

However, it may still be considered that the formality of the act has a role to play in determining the intent of its author.

Appraisal mechanisms in the services sector are nothing new. The key to having these appraisal mechanisms play an effective role is to have more effective supervision, rather than being a mere formality.

Raisman hugged her gently as they awaited the final score a mere formality and tears appeared around Biles' glittery red, white and blue eyeliner when the vision she once wrote in a scrapbook became a reality.

She suggested that there was a need to rethink the format and presentation of the reports of mandate holders in order to ensure that they remained of high quality and were not curtailed for reasons of bureaucratic formality.

Informing the wider United Nations membership about the work of the Council, it was pointed out, should be viewed as an obligation, rather than as a mere formality, especially when the Council considered matters affecting all Member States.

With regard to urgent communications, it was necessary for special procedures to strike the right balance between respect and the need to follow formal procedures with regard to States and the urgency of the communication undue formality could result in unnecessary delay in addressing a situation.