formal system
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It is still too early to say whether there will be a more formal system for ships to seek guidance on whether they can cross the Strait of Hormuz, maritime analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
In a separate motion, which also passed unanimously, Park called for establishing a formal system in which DWP provides the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025
Dr Brandenburg explains that in Germany there is no formal system for creating a coalition.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2021
The importance of this rediscovery of Aristotle is that his work on logic offered a formal system for evaluating complicated bodies of work like the Christian Bible itself.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
He was not concerned with the theories of Evolution, the Pragmatic Philosophy or any other formal system of learning or ethics.
From A Daughter of the Middle Border by Garland, Hamlin
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