But a good half of each twenty-second increment was typically taken up with preliminaries and formalities.
The commission and hearings were merely formalities to give the pretense of transparency and due process.
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Puyol was sent off and the Arsenal skipper completed the formalities from the spot.
The Senate began the formalities of changing power when convened Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Peter's Square to catch their first glimpse of a new pontiff suggested saving those formalities.
Peter's Square to catch their first glimpse of a new pontiff, suggested saving those formalities.
He is due to meet council officials to complete the formalities to become a councillor.
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But when someone creates their own will, the legal formalities may not be met.
In Mr Putin's Russia it is informal arrangements, rather than such formalities as elections, that carry weight.
Unlike both types of corporations, LLCs don't require a board of directors, shareholder meetings and other managerial formalities.
We feel secure regarding these countries not because of any formalities but because they wish us no harm.
The corporate formalities were not followed and the LLC is a mere sham which serves no legitimate business purpose.
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But the Lancashire side accepted an improved offer from Tottenham and Chimbonda travelled to London to complete the formalities.
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Together, however, they suggested the imprisonment of a lively young woman inside the cold formalities of an ancien regime.
In future, it advised, mergers must not be mere formalities, but must allow the rationalisation of staff and branches.
He won four terms as president in elections that were widely considered formalities.
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Yet attorney-client privilege is rarely tested in this context, and these cases mostly are about being careful in observing formalities.
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Often entrepreneurs shy away from recruiting advisors because of the formalities involved defining compensation, quarterly board meetings, setting up responsibilities, and more.
Besides, as life improves, people are paying less attention to corruption and the legal formalities of public life, laments Mr Cardoso.
"We've made some progress with a third party but it is very difficult because of all of the formalities involved, " he said.
As creeping as the pace of change may be, it is hard to fault Hyundai, or any of the chaebol, on formalities.
Portsmouth will now wait for legal and financial formalities to be completed.
These formalities (including an Afghan visa) take two or three days, after which you can start haggling for a place on the plane.
Ambrose, 19, completed the formalities of his move on Monday and will link up with former Ipswich favourites Kieron Dyer and Titus Bramble.
Some are now taking home with them radio cassette players, which they listen to as they wait for border formalities to be completed.
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After the formalities of swearing in, the cabinet is to go into session this weekend, before the start of the country's Orthodox Easter celebrations.
While corporations also limit personal liability, LLCs are simpler and more flexible: They don't require a board of directors, shareholder meetings and other managerial formalities.
Pakistan's foreign office said the government was completing all formalities to hand over Singh's remains to the Indian high commission in Islamabad as early as possible.
Corporations take time and money to set up, and it's best to consult a lawyer familiar with the formalities of creating and maintaining such an entity.
Rather, the customer was in a position of having no choice but to accept at high cost a menu of ministrations and formalities that he would gladly have declined.
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