| 单词 | formality |
| 例句 | Those who accept are assigned a guard who, as he leads the tourist along the iron walkway fronting the death cells, is likely to identify the condemned with what he must consider comic formality. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the time we interact with focused formality in the cookhouse. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Years after his retirement, Terry still lived in a state of numbed formality—impeccably dressed, remotely servile, never asserting himself in any way, at least that I would see. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My chest is as sunken as my eyes, and I wear the brassiere as nothing more than a wishful formality. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Barack and I continued to open the White House up to more people, most especially children, hoping to make its grandeur feel inclusive, mixing some liveliness into the formality and tradition. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z This time they were ushered in and took their seats with less formality; there was no need for the chief guardian to intro-duce them to the villagers. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Why climb this Mount Everest of formalities that makes you feel like a beggar? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The midday meal had been duly eaten—but there had been no conventional formality about it. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “In place of our leader, sick in bed, I declare this Gathering begun,” he said, with a subtle roll of his eyes as if he hated anything approaching formality. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The obvious difference is the level of formality: irrealis I wish I were younger is fancier than past-tense I wish I was younger. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “It’s like a formality. Kind of. Just to see”—he pauses to catch his breath—“like, where he wants to put us.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Though always routine and un-eventful, these meetings tend to follow a certain thespian formality. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We open our menus, but it’s just a formality. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Be easy, mon vieux, I will be most tactful. A mere formality.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I certainly think so. But the audition, you know...it’s a formality. I’m afraid it would be very difficult. Are you sure you don’t just want to kill me?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But be was a tactician in spite of his formality. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And, though they adhered to the age-old formalities, they were much more than master and servant. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She did this because she had noticed a certain formality in Chinese communications. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I wish you could be spared the formality and the publicity of an inquest,” said Colonel Julyan, “but I’m afraid that’s quite impossible.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “What do these gentlemen need to see you for?” she asked with artificial formality. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He was saying some last word to her but the eagerness in his manner tightened abruptly into formality as several people approached him to say goodbye. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It was but a matter of time, of formality. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The following day Denis came by to say Jesus would have me and that I should arrange an appointment to learn the formalities of matriculation. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps Adam caught his intention from Lee’s coldness and formality. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Out on the street again Biff walked with measured formality. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “It will be a mere formality,” he said. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time I had witnessed a head of state go through the formalities of his office, and I was fascinated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At school he addressed the young teacher as “Master,” but now that Shadrach was so much a member of the family the necessary formalities of a schoolroom were forgotten. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The courtly bow he attempted at his employer only made him seem more the baboon, but this formality gave Johnny one split second. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But I’m pretty sure it’s just a formality. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Even my mother, who’d fretted about the museum-like formality of the White House, soon learned that there was more there to be measured. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Curt called her “Mother,” which had a certain formality, an archaic ring. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And a group of small birds chatted with some clipped formality in the pines on the other side of the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z When these formalities had been concluded, the Wart had leisure to look at him more closely. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no formality and no special preparations except a clean napkin and an extra place at the table. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He sipped a little of the black coffee for the sake of formality. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It freaked me out thinking about the vast number of formalities I'd have no clue about. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to give a lecture on his new art form but by this time the formality was broken. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “The auditions are just a formality. Everyone gets into the talent show.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Farsi has different ways of talking to people, depending on the formality of the situation and your relationship to the person you’re addressing. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She stopped for no oath, no formalities, but flung herself upon Mr. Justice Dana, telling over again Cilia’s story. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Needless to say, this is merely a formality, to secure your Mother in the event of that circumstance of which man is ever the plaything and sport. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The director didn’t understand the question, so the judge told him, “It’s a formality.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Madame, it is a formality, that is all.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The confession was a formality, though the torture was real. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There was a formality to it, like a funeral without the sadness. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She had grown quite fond of the toothless Señora, who no longer bothered with the formality of dentures at all during their lessons. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Herbert would also take a sheet of paper, and write across it with similar formalities, “Memorandum of Herbert’s debts.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z We don’t bother much with the formalities anymore when we greet each other; we smile and move off, in tandem, traveling smoothly along our daily track. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The formalities did not last long, we all knew the man had come to seek Ultima’s help. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She was busy—thirteen days on ferrying and two off, in all kinds of weather, and there were so many ongoing senseless administrative formalities or blunders that a bit of pointless night training was unremarkable. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, the 1-600 is an INS formality. The home study is done by the adoption agency you choose,” Omar said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Let’s just say that with all that formality and rigor, I was not a happy camper. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The cotton sweater was something I had packed as a formality, as you might pack antisnake bite medicine or splints. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z With a stiff sense of formality, but with a flair for ceremony, his carriage soldierly, his demeanor proud, Cecil Causey walked up to Bull Meecham and poured the last beer over Bull’s head. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey persisted in calling her Mother Dear until the circumstance of proximity softened the phrase’s formality to “Muh Dear,” and finally to “M’Deah.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Anatole told me it was a formality, and that he had to give our address in Kinshasa so they’d know where to bring his passport back to him the next day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "You have my thanks, Mother," he said, his relief obvious beneath the formality. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It could be that their cordiality and handshaking had been nothing but stiff formality, that underneath they hated each other. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Instead of returning the salute, Bull stopped the car completely and stared with visible truculence at the guard who held his salute as rigidly as some umpires who call strikes on batters with exaggerated formality. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain talked as if he were bored; it was all a formality, something he had done too many times and could do in his sleep. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z My mother’s usual attitude of noncommittal formality toward her father-in-law warmed to something approaching gratitude or maybe even affection. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Archie always spoke to him with respectful formality, as to a judge or visiting dignitary. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z No sooner had those formalities of greeting been com-pleted than the king had said to his host, "Take me down to your crypt, Eddard. I would pay my respects." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Is that a motion to strike the previous two grievances and replace them with reckless use of sympathy?” asked the Chancellor, trying to regain a semblance of formality. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I attended to all the ghastly formalities, and the urbane undertaker proved that his staff were afflicted—or blessed—with something of his own obsequious suavity. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z This was in truth the slimmest of formalities, as our families had been acquainted for years. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The alternative, I too, is still grammatically correct, but unless you’re addressing the Supreme Court or the Philological Society, you can drop the formality. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to be really married but Catherine said that if we were they would send her away and if we merely started on the formalities they would watch her and would break us up. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The meet seemed like a formality, and no home meet had ever felt that way before. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z There is to their pose an aristocratic formality, an elegant Latin hauteur. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have heard you, Eugene,” Aunty Ifeoma said, with an exaggerated formality. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The formality of his clothes contrasted with his relaxed manner. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When she and Lefty became members of his congregation, the old priest had asked, as a formality, if they had received an Orthodox wedding. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was possible consequendy to use these terms and to feel at once a close bond, and the distance of formality. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "Let's not waste time on formalities," he said and prepared to sign the papers without reading them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Then, with the formalities over, they joined the flag wavers up on deck. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We would have to be married under Italian law and the formalities were terrific. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Monsieur le Comte. It is a formality, but will you just let me have your name and address?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It presented a face of definite elegance to the street, although behind that wings and ells dwindled quickly in formality until the house ended in a big plain barn. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I give up on rage, which at this point has become a formality, and make a mental note to get angry again in the morning. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I had considered this meeting mostly a formality. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At the same time, however, Sister and Father were highly formal terms of address— they were tides, marks of formality like a salute or a curtsey. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was becalmed in a magnificent adolescence, more and more impenetrable to formality, more and more indifferent to malice and suspicion, happy in her own world of simple realities. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Jutta painted the vessel in ecstatic purples and greens, and she set it on the water with great formality. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But it was important to me, too, that our daughters feel released from some of the ingrown formalities of the place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But apart from my placement in the room, little of that formality remains between us. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, as a formality, and as a way of opening negotiations. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Rabbits have their own conventions and formalities, but these are few and short by human standards. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope hardly thought this necessary, but Lady Constance assured her that signed, binding contracts were the custom in these parts, a charming formality which she would not dream of omitting. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It would have been near impossible to maintain formality under a small town’s invasions of privacy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Precisely at that point it vanished--and I was looking at an elegant young rough-neck, a year or two over thirty, whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being absurd. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Very little is said as the men on the beach exchange glances and nods and then retreat into the woods for sex, and yet the scene has an almost solemn formality. Movie Review: Death and Desire in ‘Stranger by the Lake’ 2014-01-23T23:17:56Z Maybe others feel that maintaining certain formalities simply isn’t necessary. The casual racism of our most popular dating apps 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z But soon all sense of formality was breaking down. Music Review: Improvising, in Truest Sense of the Word 2010-09-24T21:49:00Z Of course, he still needs to be named sheriff, a formality the show accomplishes by the end of the first episode. Television Review: ‘Vegas’ on CBS, Starring Dennis Quaid 2012-09-24T21:48:27Z The show makes palpable both the sumptuousness and formality of court life and the more intimate alliances among artists, art dealers, printers and so forth that make an art world. Van Dyck at the Frick, Documenting Aristocracy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z In and of itself, a press conference is a formality, a chance for reporters to harvest boilerplate quotes and maybe revel in a moment or two of candor. Racist vitriol pours down on Cam Newton: Single-minded haters rush to judgement after a rough Super Bowl 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The results were a kind of brilliant bastardization: English formality given a Mediterranean sensuality and slouch. Fashion Review: Fashion Review: The Italian Men’s Wear Shows 2013-01-16T21:30:06Z There were formalities: the five-day waiting period and an appearance in person at the wedding license bureau. Modern Love: Making a Judgment on Love - Modern Love 2011-10-20T21:23:25Z Don’t equate good conversation with seriousness or formality — your kids need a chance during the day to be silly and laugh, and frankly, you do, too. Perspective | Taking back the family dinner: How we created a mealtime renaissance 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z While land acknowledgment might be a mere formality in some contexts, Mr. Coumans emphasized that he sees it as something much greater, an invitation to consider and appreciate where, really, you are standing. On This Land: Dance Presenters Honor Manhattan’s First Inhabitants 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z The additional textures of alto and tenor saxes, sousaphone, banjo and accordion sing out moodily, heightening the tension between jazzy sensuality and serial formality. Lulu; Huw Watkins day – review 2013-02-17T00:06:20Z Rejecting the distancing formality of a traditional theater setting, it is being performed around the city in living rooms and community spaces whose seating capacity ranges from 12 to 35. Review: ‘The Year of Magical Thinking’ Gets Joan Didion’s Intention Just Right 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z “This will be the first time a river expedition ship will have made this four-country expedition, and there may be delays at border crossing points when dealing with formalities.” Cruise and Air Travel News: Mekong Cruises, Caribbean Flights 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Arms are often held low to show social formality. Review: Washington Ballet Scales New Heights via the Classics 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Almost midway through the three-hour work, the dancers walk downstage in slow lines, throwing handfuls of trash to the floor with synchronized, ceremonial formality. Tanztheater Wuppertal Stages ‘Palermo’; Ratmansky Returns to Paris Opera 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z This formality is the expression not of someone in love but of someone talking about Love. Stephen Sondheim: Gershwin great? It ain't necessarily so 2010-11-24T21:31:00Z They bypass the commercial gallery system and its chic white-box formality. It’s an Art Gallery. No, a Living Room. O.K., Both. 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z The international staff is friendly without being familiar, and an old-world formality prevails in the jackets-for-dinner policy. Julian Robertson's Empire Down Under 2012-10-22T13:30:26Z And as I was drying my eyes, I had this sudden premonition that next Tuesday night’s showdown between Crystal and Lee was going to be a mere formality. "American Idol" recap: Bye, Goldilocks 2010-05-20T13:16:00Z In Peru, a warique is a humble, steadfastly unsleek restaurant, where you might eat crouched on a plastic chair at a shared table, without formality or comfort, and be glad. Peruvian, Fortifying and Frank, at Warique in Queens 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Alexeyev says the dash of formality is “a visual marker” for guests. Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Offering to return them seems like a cruel formality to me. Should I Bankroll My New, Socially Distant Girlfriend? 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z There are tablecloths inside, too, but the red and green Alessi salt and pepper grinders on each table wink at formality and the décor plays with incongruity the way dreams do. Sleek new Mamma Melina appeals to contemporary tastes 2010-08-26T20:05:00Z My grandfather maintained a nearly mute formality, speaking more words in French, sotto voce, with my grandmother, than in English. The Second Man in the Front Row: A Forgotten Story of the First World War 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Spoon’s sound has always built on tension and release, between formality — tightly packed, seemingly elemental arrangements that nod to Motown and punk — and feel-good-ism. 2010-01-07T21:50:00Z The decision is all Shira's, despite the strict formality within the community, and the movie ultimately is a story about facing a difficult decision and becoming a woman. Venice: 'Fill the Void' looks at Hasidic community 2012-09-03T12:14:11Z “I was still documenting, but there’s a formality there.” Finding a Lavender Thread Even in Catherine Opie’s Landscapes 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z During the endless border formalities, a Chilean immigration officer jokingly asked Charlotte for the passport of her penguin stuffed toy. A father-daughter adventure in Argentina and Chile 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Some help and reminders are a part of parenting; however, I don’t understand the formality of showering for dinner. Perspective | We’re struggling to get our kids to the dinner table. What do we do? 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Balenciaga was the first of this city’s venerable fashion houses to show its spring 2015 collection, and all the formality leading up to designer Alexander Wang’s 10-minute presentation was meant to mark its importance. In Paris, Balenciaga and Dries Van Noten display divergent approaches The texture of her two major novels tends to lushness and formality, more verbal foliage, while her stories are plain-spoken and persuasive for their apparent directness. ‘Let Me Tell You,’ by Shirley Jackson 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z But his tie stayed knotted, and his warmth carried an aura of gentle formality. Review: Take the Next Trolley to ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z But he appears not to have complied with the formalities necessary to obtain copyright of the recording. Why the “Blurred Lines” Verdict Should Be Thrown Out 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The curtain went down with “Diamonds,” in a whirl of Tchaikovsky, cream-colored tutus and diagonal lines, suggesting the grand formality of Imperial Russia. Lean, marine ‘Tide Harmonic” debuts at PNB 2013-06-03T18:32:43Z “But you made that yesterday!” she said, as soon as we skipped past the formalities, opened a bottle of wine and started making a dinner plan. Weeknight Vegetarian: Aglaia Kremezi has a way with Mediterranean vegetables The rituals and formalities of court life were allies, not enemies. There are no short cuts for the monarchy 2011-01-09T22:00:02Z From a design standpoint, this forced formality in a suburban backyard was all wrong; from a horticultural perspective, it was a disaster. Gardening mistakes are inevitable, even for the experts. Don’t let them mess with your mojo. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Relief was etched upon her face, and her pleasure so evident – a much more real and human response than the traditional curtain call with its restrained formality. Edinburgh fringe: day 17 on the fringe 2012-08-23T16:05:54Z The formality remains constant, but with this opposing hint of gleeful personal insight. Alexander Melamid and Yinka Shonibare 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z In her orchestrations for four women and three men, finely etched details brightened an old-school formality. Review: Lydia Johnson Dance Keeps Everything in Control 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Deep-pile surfaces, as in pink velvet pants with a pinstripe jacket, played with formality, yet the designer also embraced technology in waterproofed wool jackets. 2010-01-25T16:44:00Z Going barefoot would contrast nicely with the formality of those suits, Byrne thought. Building David Byrne’s ‘Utopia,’ One Gray Suit at a Time 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z There are characters who are decidedly vertical, whose carriage and movement vocabulary are born out of a Victorian formality. ‘Then She Fell’ Is Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Life and Work 2013-08-09T18:49:22Z The impression, as usual with him, was of an artist who dispenses with formalities and fripperies to focus — with relaxation but also intense seriousness — on the music. Review: A Pianist Makes Carnegie Hall His Home 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z I explained that all that was left was the formality of the judging and the inevitable anointing of me. The booby prize 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z My suspicion is that the formality of inviting you slipped her mind in the rush of putting together a complex meal for many guests. When a White Person Can Use Brown Emoji Hands 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Is this a bureaucratic formality or a sign of creeping fascism? ‘Ahed’s Knee’ Review: A Filmmaker’s Agony in the Desert 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Both those works are carefully crafted and warmly melodic, but there’s a formality to their repetitions and variations. For Many, Opera and Puccini Are One (Trump’s Campaign Knows the Appeal) 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z The larky approach to a youthful elegance hit a sweet fashion spot, bringing freshness to formality. Fashion Review: Comme des Gar?ons and Dries Van Noten Offer a Hint of Victoriana 2012-01-20T18:50:37Z He arranges his napkin with an old-world formality, every inch the cultured, mittel-European émigré: perfectly laundered in a cream linen suit, accent as sharp as the bread knife. Christoph Waltz: 'Try as you might, you can never break free from your past' 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z She politely sums up her impression of Will and Kate by saying, "The formality on the outside carries through on the inside." Meeting "Harry & Meghan": the Sussexes launch the next stage of their strategic charm offensive 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z But remember that the rules of tidying depend on the formality of the event. How to keep your cool while playing host (it's possible) 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The monarch topped the list of 100 female figures announced Tuesday on "Woman's Hour," though she is above party politics and her role in government is limited to formalities. Queen tops Britain's female power list 2013-02-12T13:08:08Z They are pros: There’s a lovely formality to this performance, a precision of movement and a deliberate pace that’s in line with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers. Round House’s ‘Impossible!’: Offering the top grads of clown college 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Iambic pentameter was the obvious form for something so unlikely and dramatic, Mr. Bartlett said, because it allows for “a heightened version of how we speak, with a sense of formality and a fluidity.” Mike Bartlett Turns to Shakespeare to Voice His ‘King Charles III’ 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z In their version, Aurora grows up to be something of a wild child, a force of nature trapped within the formality of the palace. Lez Brotherston: design, dance and Diaghilev 2012-10-14T19:00:05Z Blousy perennials and wildflowers offset the formality of the manicured trees — announcing a casual yet carefully considered design. | A Fairy Tale Retreat in Wales 2013-05-24T13:37:14Z The ensemble dancers conveyed a studious, polite formality but little joy. Suzanne Farrell Ballet: Atmosphere came late to the party 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z On the surface, the White Album marked a shift from the orchestral formality and sonic experimentation of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Deep Inside the Beatles’ White Album, 50 Years Later 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Fellner is a serious fellow, and the polite formality of his platform manner and the outstandingly sustained equipoise of his playing seem designed to exclude all displays of self. Till Fellner – review 2013-06-26T16:59:42Z But for an infant there are few such formalities. What shall I do with the sympathy cards people sent when my baby died? 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z In politics, however, there are no sacred cows and lampooning the president is a formality. South Africa's new comedians find a nation eager for laughs 2013-01-04T13:02:55Z FDA officials indicated that they regarded approval as a formality, but times were changing. These mothers saw the opioid epidemic before anyone else. No one listened 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z He takes an earthy, borderline erotic approach to the material, eschewing the starchiness and formality of many a period drama to focus on the timeless quality of its attractions and frustrations. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z We were living together at the time, and we could dispense with the formalities that you have to have in a professional relationship. | Joe Mantello on Broadway 2013-05-27T21:33:43Z Is it the world of literary formalities, codes and mores? James Frey Has Written His First Adult Novel in a Decade 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z He begins with vast plots of "elegant formality" created at the behest of the super–rich. TV highlights 01/02/2013 2013-01-31T20:00:01Z Atmosphere A plain but not severe dining room, intimately scaled; white paper over the white tablecloths holds the slight formality in check. Some Food, a Plate, a Room. That’s Enough at King, in SoHo. 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z It’s this conjunction of formality of food with a casualness in the way it’s served. “We’ve become a food culture” 2012-11-19T12:45:00Z For many men, it is formality and propriety. A history of the final dying days of the power suit 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z I'd sold out in advance the Sydney comedy festival, the Melbourne literary festival, thought a visa would be a formality. 'Prison isn't high on my list of tragedies' 2013-05-27T17:30:00Z In song recitals she has an unusually gregarious stage presence and dispenses with the often off-putting formality of recitals, which she says needs “to be booted into the 21st century” to survive. Joyce DiDonato Takes On ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Met 2012-12-30T05:03:03Z “Handbagged” does much the same, loosely dramatizing the weekly meetings between the queen and her prime minister Margaret Thatcher — a ritual treated with much greater formality in “The Audience.” At the End of Her Reign, the Queen Takes a Bow Onstage 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z And then, the next day, after the rangers had come and the formalities had been completed in the closest town, Power’s photographer picked up his cellphone and dialed the New York number of Power’s wife. Travel: Philip Marsden’s ‘Rising Ground’ and More 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z There was a lot of sort of odd, almost throwback formality with him. Date Lab: Come on, is this a date or an interview? He cracks a couple of jokes, but he has mostly preserved the plain-spoken formality of his old job as a prosecutor. The most-followed U.S. congressman on TikTok is doing a delicate dance 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z She retains a slight formality of speech that is either a stylistic quirk or, as it occasionally seems, a hangover from the years she spent playing up to adult expectations. Dakota Fanning: ‘There was an expectation – to fail, to succeed’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Those other formalities, like obtaining clearance from the Vietnamese province chief before you bombed a hamlet, were stratagems to avoid responsibility, because he almost never refused permission. Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z There was a cool formality to her new husband’s world, and she was intimidated by its sophistication. Haute Ticket: Jacqueline de Ribes at the Met 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z The formality of the space also reminded him of “a European parliamentary room and its breaches in decorum.” Ryan McNamara, the Artist Who Dances About the Internet 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Today formality doesn’t mean pomp and circumstance, but neither should it be lumps of bad taffeta. Fashion Review: Nice Way to Fold the Tents 2010-02-19T22:17:00Z Make-believe was the guiding principle, and it was here that Marie Antoinette could be herself and escape a world of rigid convention and stiff formality. 2010-02-01T05:00:00Z "Though the playing is at a very high level," says KUOW-FM's Dave Beck, one of 28 participating musicians, "there is an atmosphere of celebration and appreciation rather than competition and formality." Classical Roundup: Happy birthday Bach, going for Baroque and two more guest conductors 2010-03-18T20:57:00Z He even marked the place, time, and date in the titles, with absurd formality: “Phoenix, Arizona. Friday December the Eleventh. Two forty-three pm.” Psycho at 60: the enduring power of Hitchcock's shocking game-changer 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Larkin spoke them with all the layers of regret and strangled formality you imagine that, for him, they implied. Rewind radio: Jamie Cullum Interviews Dave Brubeck; Brubeck at 90; David Walliams on Philip Larkin; Decoding Basquiat; Ernest John Moraen 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z The formalities of the prestige festival circuit do not apply at the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival — a tuxedo or gown would likely end up stained with barbecue sauce or splashed with beer. South by Southwest film festival is serious about raunchy comedies 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Christian inaugurates a new regime for Anastasia, a regime of control of her environment and of her own behavior—a heightened formality—as well as a newfound aesthetic sense that reflects it. The Accurate Erotics of “Fifty Shades of Grey” 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Really, it’s stuff from under people’s beds — that idea of having work that feels personal mixed with work that’s been shown in museums and has this sense of formality to it. ‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’: An Art Show of Stuff From Under Musicians’ Beds 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z There is an application form to join, but the group’s founders say it’s a formality. Gen Zers Say Silicon Valley Is Elitist and Exclusive. Can They Build a New System? 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z We told anyone who asked that the marriage was no big deal, just a formality so the government wouldn’t break us up. To Stay Married, Embrace Change 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z As his band kicked up traditional rhythms and a psychedelic guitar wailed, not even the formality of the Asia Society auditorium could keep the audience from its feet. The Best Concerts of 2012, as Seen by Times Critics 2012-12-26T23:38:02Z As the parents retreat into formality and certainty, we cannot tell how deliberate the teenagers' sabotage has been. Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy | Book review 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z The intriguing score is a curious combination of brutal Russian folk idioms and Neo-Classical formalities. Opera Review: Evening of Comic Opera From the Met and Juilliard 2014-02-12T22:23:45Z Given the balmy night, there were a notable number of black ballgowns, perhaps a nod to the formality of the event, perhaps a concession to pandemic pounds. The Washington Ballet bounces back with the capital’s first post-pandemic gala 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z Use it as a wake-up: You and your husband are going your separate ways within the formality of your marriage. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Snooping in husband’s texts just confirms what you already know 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z “The curve fits into that lush background as a counterpoint to the formality of the garden.” House Proud: Theater Producers Put Drama in Their Own Backyard 2010-08-11T22:44:00Z It wasn't about formality or stopping rumors because I don't really pay attention to rumors in the first place. A Minute With: Zachary Quinto on 'Star Trek,' Spock and coming out 2013-05-15T14:18:03Z Between the Brooklyn accent, the steady stream of f-bombs and the disdain for formality, he was a favorite interview among reporters. Inside an eccentric mogul’s quest to save D.C.’s most distinctive buildings 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z “Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House,” the new dish from Omarosa Manigault Newman, is, in spirit and substance, a formality. Omarosa, the Tragic Narrator of Our Times 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z The formality gives us the distance we need to digest this horror. Review | Paula Vogel’s ‘How I Learned to Drive’ steers into the #MeToo era 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The lack of royal formality has not hindered Phillips, who has become a master equestrian in her own right, winning several titles and earning a BBC sports personality of the year award for her horsemanship. Same grandma, different styles for Zara, William 2010-12-22T15:56:27Z In order to get back to work, Wick needs supplies for the job, and Stahelski amuses himself with the luxurious formality of the hit man’s shopping spree. “John Wick: Chapter 2” Is Just a Trailer for Chapter 3 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z The raunchy women’s dance club to which Alike is drawn has nothing in common with her pious household, where a stiff, artificial cheer and tense formality pass for familial togetherness. | 'Pariah': ?Pariah,? With Adepero Oduye as a Young Lesbian - Review 2011-12-27T23:41:52Z Almost entirely, the ceremonial formality of the coronation resembled an elaborate masque, in which each gorgeously costumed participant played his or her part in creating collective meaning. Choreographed Formality, Like an Elaborate Masque 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z He performed them straight from the heart with an almost operatic formality and without a trace of irony. Music Review: Michael Feinstein Performs at Birdland 2013-12-18T22:22:27Z Kimball appreciates their formality and sheer number — the service here impresses him as serious and old-fashioned, qualities he appears to value above all. Cook’s Illustrated’s Christopher Kimball Believes Cooking Is Ultraserious Business 2012-10-14T16:30:31Z Reading was a means of communication for her close-knit family, with its European formality. Nina Sankovitch, Allaying Grief Through Books 2011-08-12T20:52:47Z He had avoided similar formalities by resigning first. The rare and bizarre ritual of marching the impeachment articles from the House to the Senate 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Written in short, elliptical scenes, divided only by the sound of a bell, “Cockfight Play” has been staged with a stark and limpid formality that only underscores the churning, messy feelings beneath. Theater Review: ?Cockfight Play,? Directed by James Macdonald, at the Duke 2012-05-18T02:00:02Z “Common sense urges us to suppose that beneath the Victorians’ public postures of rectitude, formality and reserve, beneath the bustles and beards, lurked beings much like ourselves,” she writes. A Rebellious Victorian Woman Rescued From History’s Shadows 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Sotheby’s described the review as a formality, Ms. Clegg said, and she agreed, deciding that she had little reason to worry. Her ‘Chagall’ Is Headed for the Trash. How’s That for Caveat Emptor? 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z In the United States, the British monarchy is a novelty, one of the last living vestiges of formality and glamourous weirdness. Meeting "Harry & Meghan": the Sussexes launch the next stage of their strategic charm offensive 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Hosts, including at weddings, may set the general level of formality, but not specifics. Perspective | Miss Manners: Dirty T-shirt okay for online wedding? 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z This persists, with chefs talking admiringly of one another for attacking their underlings with rolling pins, but was never part of the gastropub DNA, which broke the model not just of formality but of melodrama. Twenty-five years of the gastropub – a revolution that saved British boozers 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Aside from establishing the level of formality, those giving weddings must rely on the judgment of the participants. Perspective | Miss Manners: Declining help from the unmasked 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z I think the reason this juxtaposition of wildness and formality works instead of looking like the crazy experiments of a mad scientist is that the front garden slopes gently up from the street. How I Created My Very First Garden From Scratch 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z He is inspired by the elegant, relaxed formality of Belgian gardens. The venerable Philadelphia Flower Show lets its hair down 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z Linguistic variations in syntax, formality and grammatical gender pose their own problems. Say what? Why film translators are in a war of words over subtitles 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “I like the formality,” he said recently, at Lincoln Center, before a rehearsal of “Principia.” Sufjan Stevens and Justin Peck Make a Ballet About Respect 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Arcangel dispenses with the visual formalities, leaving everything to the imagination. Art Review: A Muse in the Machine: Click. Create. 2011-05-26T14:55:57Z Mr. Cassilly began the museum as a nonprofit institution, but tired of formalities like a board of directors. Bob Cassilly, Playscape Creator Fueled by Whimsy, Dies at 61 2011-09-30T01:24:58Z Eventually the formalities subside and Gen. Naird just becomes “Mark,” a stressed-out protagonist needing our sympathies for the many challenges “Space Force” has heaped upon him. Review | Steve Carell’s ‘Space Force’ has a troubled launch, even with heroic efforts from John Malkovich 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Parmar’s novel traces this gradual shedding of the last vestiges of the old formalities. ‘Vanessa and Her Sister,’ by Priya Parmar 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The store, originally called Rizik Brothers, opened at F and 15th streets in 1908, a time when life moved more slowly and with greater formality. Rizik’s has been dressing D.C. women since Teddy Roosevelt was president. It’s not stopping now. 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The compelling thing about the collection was that the tailoring, despite the formality and nipped waists, looked relaxed, and I liked the way he blended in the olive drab—as pegged trousers, as skirts. Paris: My Old Lady 2010-03-03T23:50:00Z Pro tip: In professional emails to strangers, it’s better to err on the side of formality. Hitting the schmooze button: A guide to non-phony networking 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z The doctor knocked on the curtain, a most pathetic attempt at formality. Plastic surgery after the baby 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z They are decidedly of the here and now, reflecting a world that still uses tailoring as a mark of formality, motorcycle jackets as a statement of rebelliousness and fluidity as a defining characteristic of femininity. Meet Yang Li, a designer putting China on fashion’s biggest stage To a contemporary eye, they are a virtue; they give Cameron’s portraits exceptional vulnerability, spirituality and candor, without quite undercutting their formality. Art Review: ‘Julia Margaret Cameron,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2013-08-22T19:55:31Z “How my intestines are undulating,” he bellyaches with operatic formality. Classic antics of ‘Laugh’ an uphill climb in Beth Henley’s latest 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z “There was more of a formality even 20 years ago than there is today, where there is no limit to how personal anchors will get sometimes,” MSNBC’s Brian Williams says now. Three men guided millions through horror of Sept. 11, 2001 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Staging and set design are less relevant to the orchestral world, although perhaps broadcasts might encourage orchestras to ditch the formality of 19th-century tails for contemporary attire. Critic?s Notebook: Orchestra Arrives On Big Screen 2011-01-10T23:01:21Z They subscribe to old-world views of occasion, charm and formality, with an unbridled, hopefully infectious sense of fun. Another opening, another show: D.C. couple celebrate art with their wardrobe 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Sargent frames her in architectural scrolls — the plasterwork on the wall behind her — that play off the sober colors of her dress, adding to the formality of her pose. The Greathouse touch: Several exhibits at the Frye reveal the canny curatorial eye of former director Ida Kay Greathouse 2010-07-29T20:34:00Z For many Boomers, seizing the Oval Office seemed like a formality; at 76 million strong, they had been in power for years. Cultural Studies: Paul Ryan, a Wake-Up Call for Gen Xers - Cultural Studies 2012-08-24T17:49:42Z But now Goldwater’s statement, with its balanced clauses, its formality, seems merely rhetorical, a flourish more than a threat. The Plot Against America: Donald Trump’s Rhetoric 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z A low, white platform runs the length of the gallery, a raised stage upon which Liu's bronzes present themselves frontally — unusual for a sculpture show, contributing to the formality of the installation. From packaging material to modern totem: The wry art of An Te Liu 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z The formality of her dances seldom translates into large-scale theatricality. Dance Review: Pam Tanowitz Brings a Certain Eccentricity to Dance at Joyce 2014-02-05T22:27:31Z They didn’t want portraits to lose their formality and gravitas by looking too much like real life. Review | First Moroni exhibition in North America features one of the most celebrated portraits of the Renaissance 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z All but a formality at this point, the summer festival calendar continues to drain with news that Watershed Music and Camping Festival will not take place this year. Watershed music festival taking 2020 off, postpones Gorge country bash until 2021 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Sometimes the formality of a venue can seep into the music, or at least how it’s heard. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The formality of the artist’s Catholic upbringing influenced his approach, Mr. Stout said. Mapplethorpe Jewelry Inspires a New Collection 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z She says she was promised that the interview was just a formality and that she passed up another job opportunity to stay with "Loser" for $2,350 a week. Producer says she was fired for not being British 2010-10-19T03:29:00Z Lanvin had hats, as a nod to formality in a collection of soft tailoring with clean surfaces. Special Report: Fashion: Hats Off to Easy Elegance 2011-01-24T18:21:28Z The iambic pentameter isn’t delivered with percussive éclat but spoken with conversational formality. Charles is king, Harry's in trouble and Kate's taking charge in Pasadena Playhouse's royal winner 'King Charles III' 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z “It’s simple, pared-back and rustic, and meals are always depicted family style. They’re about slowing down and bringing together friends and family, without formality.” Kinfolk Magazine, the Martha Stewart Living of the Portland Set 2014-04-25T22:19:56Z “Diamonds” is Balanchine’s homage to 19th-century Petipa — especially “Swan Lake” — in which formality and refinement work in tandem to recreate the splendor of another time. Dance Review: City Ballet in ?Jewels,? at David H. Koch Theater - Review 2011-09-29T21:25:15Z We enjoyed the lively formality as staff served us and kept a keen eye out for any appearance of a cellphone. Rowing for Jesus, and other activities for a Parents’ Weekend abroad 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Besides, the world seems to be moving away from such formality in the garden. Perspective | Looking for a star for your winter garden? Try winterberry holly. 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Ms. Mar sometimes uses honorifics — Mr. and Ms., ladies and gentlemen — to address her team, with the archaic formality of a professor. Angie Mar’s Menu: Red Meat and Respect 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z The garden is framed on two sides by an arbor fashioned from chain-link fencing, as a synthesis of Dutch formality and American utility. A flower show offers some calm amid the storm 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z The word "mass" in the title is deliberately transgressive: life, Delius argues, is to be celebrated fully in the present, free from religious formalities or strictures. A Mass of Life – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-12T16:00:01Z Her concept of casual is a dress with a crochet cardigan bursting with buds, the workmanship making up for the drop in formality. Special Report: American Style Is No Tea Party 2010-09-19T12:20:00Z The chef and his crew offer a gentle formality and plenty of ingredients from that garden. Heads Up: North Fork Dining Catches Up 2011-07-29T18:55:00Z That fastidiousness and the idea of maintaining a stiff upper lip and a formality with every situation, even when things get really crazy and difficult to control. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly on ‘Holmes & Watson’ and ‘Step Brothers’ 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z And while Jungsik seems determined to stuff Korean flavors into an outdated French formality, Atomix is warm, contemporary and Korean at just about every turn. At Atomix, a Korean Restaurant Overflowing With Ideas 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The Onion’s satire points out that irony and formality have become the same thing. David Foster Wallace was right: Irony is ruining our culture 2014-04-13T19:30:00Z “Precisely at that point it vanished - and I was looking at an elegant young rough-neck, a year or two over 30, whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being absurd.” Great Gatsby makes an appearance at a British royal wedding 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Condemning Trump is practically a formality at awards ceremonies now, like thanking your agent. Trump's Oscars rant? He just wants Hollywood to see he's a star 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z “The audition the next day was just a formality.” Roy Wood Jr. Is Following in the Comedy Footsteps of Dick Gregory 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z He walks with robotic formality to the front of the stage, turns and enters the imaginary space of an elevator car. Review: At Alvin Ailey, Tragic Themes Overwhelm a Dance 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z While the cast of “Concerto Six Twenty-Two” seemed slightly less assured, there were dancers who loosened up the choreographer’s formality in a refreshing way, most notably the diminutive Kara Chan. Dance Review: Juilliard Dances Repertory in Modern Classics 2014-03-24T22:53:13Z The exquisite interplay of glorious brightness in stately rooms, the contemplative dimness within candlelit sanctums and riot of colors in the Vatican’s gardens reflect a sense of spiritual jubilance and staid formality all at once. HBO’s “The Young Pope” makes high art for TV, but the result is less than divine 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Should I send my regrets now, to save them the time and trouble of sending a formal invitation, or wait for that formality? Perspective | Miss Manners: Acquaintances who make your hair their business 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z In retrospect I blame Philharmonic Hall: the setting, the stiff formality and stuffiness. What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Revoking them is an administrative formality and public rebuke. To Revoke or Not: Colleges That Gave Cosby Honors Face a Tough Question 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Traditional garments of power and formality were the sources for swallowtail minidresses and camel wool clergy capes, and the general gloominess. 2010-02-15T05:50:00Z Still, there are linens on the tables, gratis bread, servers in vests and ties — a dash of formality for not a lot of bank. Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Such desolation is compounded by the self-consciousness of their always being on display to one another, an aspect Mr. Marber emphasizes by the formality of the staging. London Theater Journal: Maximally Minimal 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z The very formality of the notion of a movie’s theatrical release has a grand political connotation, like a candidate for office throwing a hat in the ring. The Cinema Isn’t a Place; It’s An Idea 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z “We all signed, thinking: ‘Well, this is kind of a formality but it really doesn’t mean anything. Damn fine telly: why everything is now ‘a bit Twin Peaks’ 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Beyoncé won video of the year for her startling political statement, “Formation,” but kept her speech to formalities. MTV Video Music Awards, a Playground for the Next Generation 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z In this, she receives great help from Mr. Friedel, whose portrayal of Kleist — with his already-dead eyes, hunched shoulders and uncomfortably stiff formality — can bring to mind a Beatrix Potter illustration of a gentleman toad. Review: ‘Amour Fou,’ About the Woman in a Poet’s Suicide Pact 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z It was beautifully sung, and felt, at this point in the evening, like a notable return to formality, the singer politely pulling away from his audience and back into his own life. American tenor shows skill and soul in D.C. recital This may be standard concert dress, but on a small stage it creates an ambiance of antiquated formality. Schubert's lonely hearts club band and a heart throb tenor 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The gallery opens up to a pebble beach on the edge of the fjord "Scandinavia doesn't have the cultural formalities of southern Europe," he adds. Renzo Piano's new Oslo art gallery is a strangely soulless place 2012-10-11T12:30:00Z Jonathan, by email Why bother with the formality of even a text, Jonathan? Is it ever OK to dump someone by text? 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Those at the museum who raised concerns this winter about the authenticity of the Basquiats were told by De Groft not to worry and that the subpoena was simply a formality, two witnesses reported. F.B.I. Investigates Basquiat Paintings Shown at Orlando Museum of Art 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Shocked by the formality – the finality – of what he was saying, I laughed. 'Jesus, Ralph, you're dangerous' | Rupert Thomson 2010-03-27T00:36:00Z Some kudos must be given to the commission for at least going through the formality of taking this task seriously. Force of argument: why Jediism should be recognised as a religion 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Not until the end of the summer do they abandon the quaint formality of addressing each other as Mr. Wildhorn and Mrs. O’Neil. Movie Review: ‘The Magic of Belle Isle,’ by Rob Reiner, With Morgan Freeman 2012-07-05T22:10:44Z Probably the suit is a Sunday suit, not one he wears in his working life: it is a notch more formal than he is, and he counters its formality with his slouch. Fatherhood Apart 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z The formality is such that dancers seldom touch one another. Dance Review: Royal Ballet of Cambodia at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-05-03T22:54:41Z "When you do that work, the invitation is a formality," says Parker. The art (and science) of inviting people over again 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z He liked her, mostly because of how little she said, and how she encouraged an air of enigmatic formality. ‘The Arrangements’: A Work of Fiction 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Johnny O’Neal was smartly dressed for formalities on Wednesday night, in a tuxedo vest, for the first official set at Mezzrow, a spruce new addition to the Greenwich Village jazz circuit. Mezzrow Seeks to Fill a Jazz Niche in the Village 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z The simple act of shooting a single photo seemed to remove any sense of formality. ‘Of Potato Heads and Polaroids’: Pearl Jam guitarist captures rock life one shot at a time 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z But this formality is surrounded, and nearly upstaged, by a wonderful border in which official portraits of soldiers alternate with unofficial portraits of women: talking, writing, painting, laughing, walking and – of course – making quilts. Quilts 1700-2010 | Art review 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Yet we're creating an environment in which we seem to want artists to be publicists, processing through the dry formality of a press release. Celebrities quick to apologize for mistakes but are they sorry? 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z To hear Shaw’s music in a staid theatrical environment inescapably lent it a museumlike formality. Music Review: Anderson Twins Pay Tribute to Artie Shaw at 59E59 Theaters 2010-05-26T20:56:00Z That, too, is something I’ve come to value about hotel stays: how in the accustomed rituals and formalities of arrival and departure, each visit mimics a larger journey. My Life in Hotels 2011-12-02T14:36:36Z He agrees, and says that he doesn’t like the formality of the situation. RECAP The Bachelorette Watch: Connecticut Yankees In Andi's Court 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z And for an instant touch of “formality,” she recommended using silver-toned trays and platters for serving. Meghan Markle's old Christmas-hosting advice resurfaces online 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z “What people like about ’89 is also what they don’t: formality,” says Tom Meyer, president of Clyde’s Restaurant Group. Review | Under a new chef, 1789 freshens up — but is it fresh enough? 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z In this miniseries, Sorrentino seeks to tell the story of the politics of the Roman Catholic church as well as it formality and its grandeur in every aspect of each scenes. “The Young Pope” creator is “happy that it is a meme on Twitter”: “I’m happy that it is a meme on Twitter”: Salon interviews Paolo Sorrentino 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Just ask Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home — the cadence, the friendly formality, the pleasant intelligence and sense of calm control in their voices evoke Mr. Rain’s unforgettable performance. The Story of a Voice: HAL in ‘2001’ Wasn’t Always So Eerily Calm 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Once I was able to afford upscale hotels, I felt isolated because of the formality and encountered mostly couples who kept to themselves. A Solo Traveler’s Guide to Meeting People 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z It combines a rigorous formality with an almost casual playfulness. Museum Review: The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Renewed 2012-07-14T00:49:03Z This really is an older work, from 1990, but its formality and choreographic rigor made it fresh. Dance Review: Fall for Dance Festival at City Center - Review 2011-10-31T22:38:56Z But he was always more of a comic provocateur than an ideologue, specializing in thumbing his nose at institutions and formalities in zany ways. Steal This Archive? Abbie Hoffman’s Papers Become a College Collection 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z It was a formality, according to her office, not an indication of her plans. This Senate is the oldest in American history. Should we do anything about it? 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z This is an elegant book, with something of the stylized formality of a baroque opera or one of Watteau’s paintings of a fête galante. A new look at Goethe, a one-time cultural celebrity 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Rizzi’s “Medea” had the formality of Gluck, who influenced Cherubini, mixed with hints of the tumultuous “Sturm und Drang” movement to come. A Not-Quite-Star Maestro Has a Starry Season at the Met 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z “Please keep in mind that we prefer to have no dramatic action this evening,” calls out Mabrel, who speaks with the kinked formality of an Ivy Compton-Burnett character. Review: ‘Fondly, Collette Richland’ Offers Open-Eyed Dreaming 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Wednesday's hearing is expected to be a legal formality, with TJ Jackson already earning the support of the two oldest children. Judge to rule on Jackson guardianship changes 2012-08-22T10:16:04Z The tone of Mirabella felt like a rejection of the stifling formality of Vogue. Remembering Grace Mirabella and Her Inventive Magazine 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z “We were trying to mimic the formality of an official portrait, but at the same time leave some of the loose lateral brushstrokes to suggest a digital image flickering on a screen.” President Underwood From 'House of Cards' Added to the National Portrait Gallery 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z There are few items more firmly embedded in the fashion history books than this emblem of formality. Perspective | At Paris Fashion Week, designers reworked the tuxedo and explored the meaning of color. And, oh yeah, Kanye showed up. 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Though the question was a formality, he wasn’t sure the answer would be yes. A Happy Union for a Couple Who Skipped Their First Date 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z The use of playful colors, bold shapes and zany proportions was a rejection of the formality of midcentury modern Danish design. Move Over Squishy Furniture. Make Room for Wiggly Stuff. 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z The formality—the insistence on rules, boundaries, respect—is hilariously at odds with the chaos and violence that rages all the time. “The Godfather” at the Philharmonic 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The atmosphere in the family’s home suggests both an aspiration to middle-class German respectability and some of the courtesy and formality that characterize traditional Anatolian society. | 'When We Leave': When Two Cultures Collide Under One Roof 2011-01-27T23:45:37Z Carnegie Hall is simply not a good place for percussive dance music, not only because of its seats and formality, but also because its natural reverberation works against rhythmic crispness. Music Review: Gilberto Gil at Carnegie Hall in Voices of Latin America 2012-11-11T22:54:41Z Her images, which she posts on Instagram with the handle @godblesstheUSPS, document the interplay between bureaucracy and community, formality and whimsy. Long before post offices became political flash points, this artist was photographing them 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The formalities didn’t seem to matter, though, in the intimate setting of the Payot bookshop in the center of the town on Saturday. Wooing the Public to Recover Art 2014-03-18T22:08:47Z In a society where bella figura is still an obsession and most people err on the side of formality, she is laid-back: tall, with unruly ash-blonde hair, loose, long black dress, no discernible make-up. Enrica Fico on her late husband Michelangelo Antonioni: ‘He was a man you could never quite reach’ 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Russell also does well playing a man who seeks refuge from his shady past in the rigid formalities of religion. ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’: An unusual sparring match Denver Water saw federal approval as a mere formality, and the city was even planning to pay for Two Forks without federal assistance. Smarter urban water: how dammed Denver turned to ridiculing waste 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z "Extradition is a rather formal procedure, and we look to see if the formalities are met," he said. Experts see Polanski extradition in coming months 2010-04-23T20:06:00Z Ratmansky likes to create an interplay between formality and spontaneity, and Côté, with his elegant line, expansive arms and sensuous épaulement, embodies this approach perfectly. Ecstasy and Death; Romeo and Juliet – review 2013-04-20T23:06:09Z His language has the kind of semi-florid colloquial formality delightful to smart kids working out what language can do: "You there! Power hungry charlatan! You're a jerk!" Cartoons on YouTube: 'Bee and PuppyCat,' 'Dead End,' 'King Douglas' 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z The machine’s voice, which is prominent on the soundtrack but audible only to Grey, was recorded by Simon Maiden, with a HAL-like refinement, veering between bewildered formality and faux casualness. “Upgrade,” Reviewed: The Misguided Nostalgia Behind a Low-Budget Sci-Fi Horror Film 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Done with formalities, the two cops told me stories. “American Sniper’s” twisted empathy: Chris Kyle, our police forces, and the kill ratio America gets wrong 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Everyone else was willing to offer at least a symbolic nod to decorous formality, to that old-fashioned notion of civility. Perspective | For dignity’s sake, Jim Jordan, put on a jacket 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Often, he retreats into a kind of formality although his looser, cockier, dude persona is more winning. Review: Derek DelGaudio Sets Himself Apart From the Abracadabra Crowd 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z I consistently tried to preserve them, no matter what it takes, and avoid a certain contrived formality, which is an established convention in modern design. After Fashion, Hedi Slimane Turns to Photography Full Time 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z While verbal discourse has always ranged in formality from TED Talk to pillow talk, writing has long been associated with a stricter style McCulloch usefully labels “edited English.” Emojis Are Language Too: A Linguist Says Internet-Speak Isn’t Such a Bad Thing 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z I like the fact that there’s some formality at a steakhouse, but it’s not over-the-top. Jim Gaffigan Values Fear, Longs for Naps and Dreams of Deep-Dish 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z As an issues-centered figure for BET, he falls somewhere in the middle of the formality spectrum. Television: T.J. Holmes on Black Entertainment Television 2012-10-21T03:29:02Z Converse was not the most gifted vocalist or guitar player, and her voice had an air of formality that befitted the age. Connie Converse: The first singer-songwriter 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z De Mille’s ballet blends play and formality, and Reyes, Roman Zhurbin’s Head Wrangler and the rest of the cast caught that spirit. A sparkling start to American Ballet Theatre’s D.C. engagement 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Not talking about the song’s subject is, for Swift, a formality. Taylor Swift Is Not Going to Talk About Katy Perry 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Here the tone shifts to the formality of a news report. Julie Otsuka Dives Into the Underground World of the Community Pool 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z The spinoff recognizes that some of its clientele want the kind of formality that isn’t demanded by customers in swimsuits or just off a boat. Review | At Millie’s, good seafood and drinks bring the beach to D.C. 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z “There’s such beautiful formality and everyone at our hotel was so fancy and nice, and I was like, ‘I don’t belong here.’” What Aidy Bryant Can’t Travel Without 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The formality and the properness of the English was like a field day for me and Will. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly on ‘Holmes & Watson’ and ‘Step Brothers’ 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z And he’s polite, imbuing regular conversations with the formality of “Hello, sir,” and “Yes, ma’am.” This Italian duo ditched restaurants for pastamaking, and it’s paying off 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Much of the dance has the formality of Baroque ballet — the court ballets of Louis XIV often featured female duets — with the two women, often close, tracing floor patterns with changing footwork. Dance Review: Pam Tanowitz Brings a Certain Eccentricity to Dance at Joyce 2014-02-05T22:27:31Z What do you get when you mix the formality of martial arts with the brashness of hip-hop? Dance Review: Where Hip-Hop Meets the Martial Arts 2011-08-05T22:35:15Z And at 54 Below on Thursday, she was an exemplar of how to lend a personal touch to songs that require a certain formality. Sierra Boggess Performs at 54 Below 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps the camera's peculiar formality creates a situation like the in-car chat where dad and son are able to mediate an awkward discussion by staring in the same direction. Clip joint: real-life fathers and sons 2010-06-16T16:08:00Z As vice president, Gore oversees the proceedings and, as a formality, has to rule each lawmaker out of order. 2004: ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ and a Country at War With Itself 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The formalities of mourning attire — that slow wardrobe progression along the color spectrum, the use of a signature fabric — dissolved long ago. Grief as a fashion statement in ‘Death Becomes Her’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art But now the formalities of the broadcast studio are a distant memory, and the only tools to convey that you truly belong on television are the objects within your own home. The ‘Credibility Bookcase’ Is the Quarantine’s Hottest Accessory 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z This encounter, the confession of private horrors within the formality of an office cubicle, affords a delicate, almost sacred moment. Review | ‘American Dirt’ offers a thrilling adrenaline rush — and insights into the Latin American migrant experience 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z That the figure recalls the stiff formality of an ancient Egyptian wall painting yields an aura at once rudimentary and reverently antique. Review: Floris Neususs at Von Lintel gallery 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Still, the production cannot shake off a certain sense of starchy formality, a stiffness that holds the humane concerns of Weill and Anderson’s effort forever at arm’s length. ‘Lost in the Stars’ falls short as compelling musical drama 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z At that time, formality was very important to showing status, and people wanted to keep up appearances. Velvet spotted in all season's jolliest settings 2010-12-20T19:11:25Z From the laid-back contours of the tufted, leather-clad sofas in the library to the formality of the dining room’s klismos chairs, it’s a dazzling mix. Los Angeles Home - High Design for a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Instead, the singer—most famous as one half of Simon & Garfunkel, but also an accomplished actor and solo artist in his own right—would rather dispense with the formalities and just talk for a while. Art Garfunkel’s greatest interview ever: “Paul and Artie can be very squirmy around each other” 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Instead, the scenes of performance play like clips; the acted ones play like formalities. What to Stream This Weekend: The Best Version of “A Star Is Born” 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The portraits’ power comes from his combining the formality of the studio with the intimacy of a snapshot, Jacob writes in an essay in the exhibition’s accompanying catalogue. Exhibitions celebrate the opening of the Smithsonian’s African American Museum 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Suits rebelliously broke free from their traditional shapes — a way to "warp perceptions of formality," according to the program notes. Iconic clubs feted in celebrity-filled Paris menswear shows 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z In the first part of the novel, this is the passionate, secret intimacy between Stephen and Isabelle, its intensity heightened by the formality with which they must appear to behave towards each other. Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks 2012-06-22T21:55:12Z He didn’t waste any time with the usual check-in formalities. At a music-theme hostel, the lullaby of Tampa 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Her literary voice combined a formality influenced by Shakespeare and Dunbar with the pithy, direct wisdom that is the bounty of the African-American women’s oral tradition. In a Commanding Literary Voice, Maya Angelou Sang Out to the World 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z There’s a tremendous care for form and formality in these paintings. SAM’s ‘Peacock in the Desert’ opens the doors of our perception to the marvelous 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z I’ve eaten a morning feast this substantial, served with this level of sympathy and formality, just once before; that was at Commander’s Palace, and technically it was brunch, not breakfast. Brennan’s in New Orleans Walks the Tightrope of Tradition 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The Grand Trianon was built by Louis XIV in the late seventeenth century as a place of escape from the rigid protocol and formality of the court of Versailles. ArtsBeat: A Close Look at the Ladies of Versailles 2012-07-23T16:57:26Z It was to create feminine clothing with less formality and more freedom than what was being shown in postwar couture. At Chloé, Clare Waight Keller Pushes Femininity Forward, but It’s More Modern 2012-10-17T23:23:02Z His approach, which combines French formality with a loose naturalism, serves as a good lesson for Amercan gardeners, who tend to consider the two mutually exclusive. | Louis Benech's Gardens, Now in Book Form 2013-05-21T15:38:27Z The only employment contract alleged is a 2007 form deal that Glassman calls a "mere formality" because it doesn't include terms of employment, compensation, job duties or title. Teri Hatcher sued by former business associate 2010-08-11T08:13:00Z The New York-based photographer Deana Lawson turns her camera on Black subjects with an approach somewhere between the warmth of a family photo session and the formality of a portrait — staged but never stagy. At Museums and Auctions, Paintings, Posters and a Magician’s Treasures 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “The ritual of formality has adapted to the changing palates of younger and more worldly travelers who want the choice of eating in a casual setting,” he said. Now Serving Comfortable and Casual 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Brown's signature is a formality given that he already announced last month that he would support the landmark legislation, which was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate and the Assembly. Gov. Jerry Brown to sign California film tax credit bill 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Who exactly is Mr. Bell with his arch formality? ‘Mr. Splitfoot’ review: A gothic tale in the woods of New York 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Much of American men’s wear today is built on that loosened-up formality, though some may not know the history. A Designer?s Legacy Lives on in Men?s Wear 2012-04-11T20:50:19Z Museums have long relied on legalistic conventions, presenting sales receipts for the contested items, or documents declaring that they were handed over legally, but critics say these formalities masked coercion and theft. When a Visit to the Museum Becomes an Ethical Dilemma 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z A wonderfully disconcerting aspect of this choreography is its extraordinary mixture of formality and informality. Review: From City Ballet, a ‘Peculiar Marvel’ by Ratmansky 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z There's a sense of generations passing in a haze of crisp formalities, with decades of unexpressed emotions left to accumulate, like dust on a snoozing duchess. The Aristocrats: inside the lives of the irredeemably posh 2012-11-16T13:00:00Z The Stucky, despite the seeming formality of its title, reads more like an extended fantasy, and its seven movements are more fancifully titled: “Night Music,” “Jugglers,” “Fireworks” and the like. Music Review: Twelve in 12, Trinity Wall Street’s Concerts at One 2012-09-10T04:15:05Z Ferolito told Radio Free Europe at the time that the request was a formality. This American sells Russia radio airtime. The U.S. says that makes his firm a foreign agent. 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z It’s fascinating to see her as the source of her style, an original blend of athleticism and formality that might be labeled “Merce Cunningham Goes to the Gym.” Review: In Liz Gerring’s Latest, Words Dance, Too 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z As the instigator of the shorts suit, now on every other men’s wear runway, the designer Thom Browne eased the formality, sometimes offering dress shorts with inserts of satin or a curving hem. Sport Rules at Gucci, Emporio Armani and Z Zegna 2012-06-25T18:04:27Z From Cashmere suits to vegetable-leather overcoats, Zegna's 'Crafting Modernity' collection blends exquisite tailoring with the fast-paced needs of the modern globetrotter, while the influence of sportswear brings a new look to formality. Zegna's relaxed, classical-inspired looks open Milan's men fashion 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The changing sequence of Balanchine’s corps-and-principals constructions does the heart good, as does the ancient-and-modern combination of steps and the judicious mixture of grace, formality, absurdity and stunning exuberance. Stars’ Variety Shines in City Ballet Balanchine Program 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z A Movieland reporter, visiting Gardner at home in 1949, declared the rooms small and cozy, with “nothing of formality or pretense.” Leading Ladies 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z “The pinnacle achievement was to project neutrality as an actor,” Mr. Mantello said, so he conveyed a certain blank-slate formality at auditions. A Return to Acting That?s From the Heart 2011-05-25T15:10:50Z The grown-ups moved with a distinct ease and playfulness, without a trace of the formality I saw in my relatives. ’90s Sitcoms Shaped Me as an Immigrant Child. What if They Hadn’t? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Between us a certain formality had been peeled away to expose an embarrassing secret. Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan - extract 2012-08-10T21:55:10Z President George W. Bush restored formality to the West Wing, but President Obama was so relaxed that he broke with protocol, foregoing a suit jacket on his first full day in the Oval Office. Dress Like a Woman? What Does That Mean? 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Johnson interjects that “Common sense urges us to suppose that beneath the Victorians’ public postures of rectitude, formality and reserve . . . lurked beings much like ourselves. Review | ‘The True History of the First Mrs. Meredith’ toppled the standardized Great Man tradition of biography 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z She quotes an email to a doctor in which she refers to “Mom,” but in this book her mother is invariably “Mother”; the formality suits the woman of Tillman’s memories — matter-of-fact, competent, orderly. ‘Mothercare’ Takes a Hard Look at What Happens When Duty Outlives Love 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z I'm not convinced it ever truly did stem from one, really, with its mix of 1950s formality and oddly polite Victorian parlour game, yet it was a gentle, endearing illusion. Some radio voices never age. Sadly, their owners do 2010-08-04T08:52:00Z If the research's control group of young people felt a connection with classical music before they went to the Barbican, all of those perceived formalities of the concert experience would vanish like the morning mist. It'll take more than Bach and a beer to give the young a taste for the classical 2010-10-22T13:19:00Z Only in places did she shake loose of formality. Music Review: Heaven, Love and Water, but No Dreaming 2011-04-15T23:00:12Z In keeping with EMI's air of formality and British aplomb, studio personnel sported white laboratory coats. Take a deep dive into Abbey Road's storied legacy as "the world's most famous recording studio" 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z This Marseille-based men’s wear label strikes a nice balance between street style and formality, and at a fair price. Lost in Paris 2011-10-07T18:55:00Z In his biography, Andrew Morton wrote that Diana was “deeply disenchanted with the protocol, the flummery and the artifice” of the family, and “the brittle formality” of royal life. How to Survive a Royal Weekend on ‘The Crown’ 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Ms. Clarkson’s features, at once sharp and soft, and the whisper of old-style Southern formality in her manner, suggest toughness and clarity of mind as well as dreaminess. | 'Cairo Time': Patricia Clarkson in Egypt in Ruba Nadda?s Script 2010-08-05T22:15:00Z He writes, “The best advice to writers is to calibrate their use of ‘whom’ to the complexity of the construction and the degree of formality they desire.” Steven Pinker’s Bad Grammar 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Her bouncy, unpretentious arrangements supplied crucial pop buoyancy to her husband’s performances, which don’t stray far from the formality of classical lieder. Music Review: Operatic Slugger Drives Some Pop 2011-04-03T21:11:49Z The two nonagenarians appear relaxed together, with little of the formality and rigid deference often seen in people addressing the monarch. Light-hearted Queen Elizabeth jokes in her garden in new TV show 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z It adheres to the rigors of early music performance practice with the ascetic formality of a Noh troupe. Bach times two: Collegium and Master Chorale double the elation 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Like some of his wonderful images of involuntary jazz-style impulsiveness in “West Side Story,” it occurs like a spasm and, in its break from formality, shows his sympathy for the young. Jerome Robbins, Ballet’s Mr. ‘Take It Easy, Baby,’ at 100 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Miss Manners’ solution is to balance it with increased formality. Perspective | Miss Manners: Acquaintances who make your hair their business 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z The formality of these uniforms, though, is amusingly undercut by the fact that almost all the performers are barefoot, as if they’d just been strolling on a beach. ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Review: Opening a Wide, Wonderful World 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z But the filmmakers’ bold pushback against the rigid formality of the genre they draw upon doesn’t always deliver. Review: Fraternal Dysfunction in the Old South in ‘Men Go to Battle’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z In the happy isolation of the Keys, colorful weirdos learn which parts of the law can safely be treated as a formality. Trouble in paradise: The Beach Bum and a history of Florida noir 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z The seated dinner, with its minuet of invitation and acceptance, its formalities and protocols, its culinary and dietary challenges, its inherent requirements of guest and host, alike is under threat, many say. Saving the Endangered Dinner Party 2012-11-28T23:49:55Z It seems to me that winking belongs in the past partly because society is increasingly informal, and the winker needs formality in order to have something to undermine. Wink murder: is the lascivious gesture dying a death? 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The language here, mind you, is sometimes of the lulling variety intended to echo the patience-testing formality of old texts. Salome, We Hardly Knew Ye 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z I’m sure I’ve misjudged the etiquette every single time, thanks to spending years with ensembles like the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, where it’s like living in a kibbutz, with no separation or formality at all. Prodigy Ages Into a Merely Young Conductor 2011-02-25T14:57:07Z Sam Smith was already one of the most-heard voices on UK radio; his Sound poll win was regarded by many as little more than a formality. 144 British Tastemakers Have Already Chosen the Next Adele 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Better Angels tries to repair democracy with more of an air of formality, holding workshops to connect rival voters. Hi Democrat, I’m a Republican, let’s not hate each other: The quixotic movement to get opposing voters to talk 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z “I have to say, if the State of the Union formality went away, I don’t think I would miss it.” President Trump didn’t need the State of the Union to speak his mind. He does it all the time. 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Everything was forensically and meticulously planned according to occasion, duty, hosts, guests, custom and formality — including her bold choice of color palette. Queen Elizabeth: A Visual Dictionary 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z She introduced me to her security team — Mr. So-and-So, this is Mr. So-and-So — and she would throw up that filter of formality throughout our lunch if a question cut a little too close. A-R-E-T-H-A 2011-07-09T20:19:25Z The singers remained untrained in the formalities of music. When gospel sermons came on the phonograph 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z It is a contrast to convention and formality and each serves to highlight the other. Phonics speaks to children's knack for nonsense 2012-11-19T13:31:18Z Freed from formalities — and aided, perhaps, by the disinhibiting influence of pot — the pair have time to let their guard down when they might normally repel. ‘Two Night Stand’ Stars Analeigh Tipton and Miles Teller 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z At a time of great formality in literature, he wrote irreverently, for everybody, from the perspective of orphans and outcasts. Voyages: The World of Charles Dickens, Complete With Pizza Hut 2012-02-07T19:16:01Z That this level of formality is hardly matched by the clientele milling about on a recent Saturday afternoon, almost without exception in gym clothes or flip-flops, is of no import. Tom Ford, Where the Rich and Famous Go to Look Rich and Famous 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Driven by the rhythms of American ragtime, the Bunny Hug, the Turkey Trot and the Grizzly Bear triggered a riotous deviation from the formality of the ballroom. When flappers ruled the Earth: how dance helped women's liberation 2013-04-29T06:00:22Z In both cases, the narratives unfolding outside the courtroom, founded in ruptured racial tensions, mismatched with evidence and the formalities of the trial within it. Trial by Media: a troubling Netflix series on press coverage of the courtroom 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Radiohead has uncorked more snarl before, and strained harder against formalities, but rarely has it sounded surer of its strengths — or more flat-out gorgeous, as Jonny Greenwood’s orchestrations deepen the glassy disquiet. The Best Albums of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Strict guidelines and formality are very much a thing of the past. 'Sex and the City 2': Can 40+ dress fabulous? 2010-05-26T19:30:00Z “Thanks for letting us do this,” Mr. Walker said, with an air of formality. Bret Easton Ellis Takes In ‘American Psycho’ the Musical 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z This formality — along with expanses of startling solid colors — contributes to the hypnotic stillness of her mainly autobiographical works. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in June 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z “We avoid the grand displays and formalities of larger fairs to focus on informality, approachability and, most of all, keeping exhibits competitively priced,” Ms. Penman said. In Transit: At London Antiques Fair, Something for Everyone 2011-03-20T10:00:38Z According to reports, plans for a revival are still at the exploratory stage, but that just seems like a formality. Shrinking returns: analysing the pros and cons of a Frasier reboot 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z There is now a spork for every occasion, except a meal where any degree of formality is required. Consider the spork 2012-10-06T16:00:00Z Thomas, who grew up in Decatur, Ga., and whose aesthetics are shaped by a bit of old-fashioned Southern formality, has been dressing for the courthouse with gusto because it brings her pleasure. Analysis | Returning to the office means wearing fancy clothes again. Or at least nicer leggings. 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Gospel critic Anthony Heilbut says that lack of formality made the group more accessible to people. New book traces the Staples family's soulful journey and unique sound 2014-01-18T06:00:00Z He was expected to file a petition on Friday to become the children's permanent guardian, but Sanders said that is a formality meant to abide by court orders. Jackson judge orders probe into children's welfare 2012-07-27T17:18:08Z In fact, her work was keenly alert to local needs and popular sentiments, without vitiating its formality and monumentality. MoMA and the architects of a Latin American design revolution 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z He kept the formality of the fabrics by adding knife-sharp creases and pressing the shapes to a papery flatness. Fashion Review: Young Designers Lead the Way at London Fashion Shows - Fashion Review 2011-09-21T17:58:26Z The vendor offered to slice it up for me, but such formalities seemed too proper for the occasion. In Wildwood, my final summertime fling The culture and the aesthetic of the Japanese Gardens, which embrace formality and symmetry, meet the unbridled nature of Ryan’s unique approach to bonsai. Learning to grow: the American bonsai master who starved for knowledge 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z But if Alexander always pays his respects to yesteryear's jazz, he takes care of its formalities with a relaxed eagerness and pungent wit – as does his principal partner on these gigs, Vincent Herring. This week's new live music 2013-01-12T06:00:12Z Meanwhile, however, the concept of formality keeps changing. Perspective | Miss Manners: What counts as a ‘formal dinner’? 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z They riffed with one another, before Attell turned to the crowd and asked with an odd formality: “May I?” Dave Attell Bids a Heartfelt (and Hilarious) Farewell to Carolines 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z This production doesn’t get the adorable lowbrow formality of the chatter quite right, though. A lively ‘Guys and Dolls’ that’s easy on the eyes and the ears 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The relationship between them and residents, as with concierges in Paris, is an unusual combination of familiarity and distance, formality and — during moments like this — tenderness. From White Gloves to Latex, the Doormen of New York 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Upon being sworn in, Greg stumbles, even more clumsily than usual, into awkward formality. The Trash-Talk Pyrotechnics of the “Succession” Finale 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Their wedding will include the traditional formalities of a processional and wedding vows, but will look more like an anniversary party. Two Children, a Milestone and Then Marriage 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z But there’s an immediacy and a lack of formality, but the craft and his ability is kind of being hidden. The poetry of “Mad Men”: When Matthew Weiner first read Frank O’Hara, “it was just like total time travel” 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Although the White House rejected the notion, saying a kitchen garden would not be in keeping with the formality of the grounds, the Clintons did plant a vegetable garden on the roof. Looking for a Trump Doctrine in the White House Kitchen 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z The women looked otherworldly, yet also in step with Prada’s sartorial history and its plays on formality and beauty. On the Runway Blog: Prada's Virtual Princesses 2012-02-23T21:17:04Z We sought a certain romantic formality in what has become an informal and wholly nonromantic world. Modern Love: A Once-Upon-a-Time Romance 2011-03-03T20:37:34Z The work develops slowly to reveal the effects of time and is, in part, a wordless morality tale, which balances the formality and the serpentine theatricality that grace all of Ms. Stuart’s work. Dance: Meg Stuart Choreographs ?Blessed? at New York Live Arts 2012-01-06T20:40:21Z A dozen members of the chorus also served as soloists, somberly stepped forward as though auditioning, singing with studied formality, with the exception of a natural warmth from soprano Molly Netter. 'The Messiah' from opposite ends of the economic spectrum 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z I said again, feeling the strong need for formality. “Sir, that is your penis!” 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z But other than that, all formalities are gone, especially the neutrality of the host. Television Review: ?Funny or Die?s Billy on the Street? on Fuse - Review 2011-12-21T22:59:39Z The cheeky formality of the bartender on the night I went added to the sense that maybe I’d landed somewhere not quite on the map. Globe-trotting cuisine at funky little Leary Traveler 2013-07-11T21:13:36Z These brown wool shorts with baby-blue side bands offer a hint of formality over your sculpted quads. A Summer of the Thirst-Trap Short Shorts? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Eventually, however, the sheer formality of “Septet,” especially its last quartet and sextet, showed that this was a very different work. Dance Review: Ridding a Moody Cunningham Work of Ambiguity, One Gesture at a Time 2011-02-14T23:29:10Z One formality she does insist on, however, is serving three courses. How to Throw a Party Like a British Fashion Designer 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Clarice, the drama’s cunning political wife, is dressed with rigid formality. On the Runway Blog: Historical Dramas Play Out in Fashion, Too 2013-04-19T18:41:40Z Moving to New York, which Collins did three years ago, was more of a formality. The Female Gaze of Petra Collins 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Formal dress puts an emphasis on formality and presentation. Room for Debate: The Casual Couture of the Average American 2014-02-04T12:07:29Z Here, the spare formality of Adès's music expands to romantic fullness and the choreography mimics it with a melting folding anguish. Royal Ballet mixed bill - review 2010-10-17T20:31:00Z Despite the domineering formality of the neo-Classical arch honoring the 100th anniversary of George Washington’s inauguration, Washington Square Park is certainly one of the city’s most deeply informal public spots. 10 Places That Define New York City, Reimagined 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z He effortlessly created stage hierarchies; specialized in effects of grandeur, scale and formality; and glorified women. Jerome Robbins, Ballet’s Mr. ‘Take It Easy, Baby,’ at 100 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Too late to the hospital, Lewis kisses the head of Morse’s corpse in the morgue and says, “Goodbye, sir”, that final formality unbearably right. From ER to The Sopranos: what were the most shocking TV deaths? 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Olmos captures that formality or numbness – and the indifference and alienation. London's crime scenes: murder in the city 2013-04-19T15:30:00Z OJAI, Calif. — “We are multiple, fractious and free,” a trio of voices sang with mock formality here on Saturday evening. In a Jam-Packed Weekend at Ojai, a Musical Family Gathers 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z In contrast, Robert's mother speaks and moves with stately formality and her Virgil-quoting gardener talks of "ingesting my sausages at noon". The Only True History of Lizzie Finn – review 2012-07-02T17:19:50Z Both religious leaders respond to Perry with academic formality, but Franzen hears the agonizing paradox in his question. Review | Jonathan Franzen’s ‘Crossroads’ represents a marked evolution in a dazzling career 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Peck’s ballets do feel classical, in the sense that they have a certain formality and impersonality about them; they’re not gushy or overly emotive. Sufjan Stevens and Justin Peck Make a Ballet About Respect 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z They taught me politeness by demonstrating their own, keeping me at a distance with formality. The Joy of Reading About Cooking 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Then “Movements” introduces a new kind of formality, adding images of angularity, suggestions of knots and nonacademic positions. Dance Review: City Ballet?s Fresh Adventures and Jazzy Footwork 2010-06-03T22:29:00Z Even after his father’s death, Mr. Sinatra maintained a sense of formality and distance toward him. Frank Sinatra Jr., who lived in the shadow of his famous father, dies at 72 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Based in Johannesburg and with plans to remain there and grow his business, Magugu broadens the fashion conversation with a collection that brings an intriguing blend of retro cool and dignified formality to the fore. Perspective | Chanel, what has become of you? Paris Fashion Week ends with a bust and then a bang. 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Guan Fu Sichuan’s formality and rich interior detail are rare among this city’s Sichuan restaurants. A New Kind of Sichuan Restaurant for New York 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Snippets of conversation between songs enhance the feeling of a studio session with all the formality of a campfire sing-along. Album review: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, 'Americana' 2012-06-04T02:27:00Z The structured frame, used to enclose the top of a curtain, adds a touch of formality. Curtains 101 2010-03-18T00:06:00Z Reproductions never show it, yet it’s essential: Betsy Wyeth’s upscale formality takes on an entirely different character when couched within this homespun touch. Review: Seattle Art Museum’s Wyeth exhibit confounds expectations 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z But after the Sept. 11 attacks, she and her prosperous husband decided to move their family Up and to the East, to a region known for “perceived formality and conservatism.” Review: ‘Primates of Park Avenue,’ Making Fun of the Rich 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Taking off from the model the Major Food Group polished at Carbone, the Grill turns that old and increasingly empty formality into theater, or a game that everybody can get in on. The Grill Is Confident, Theatrical, Sharp and New Yorky 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z As a kid in the 1970s, Betsy Lerner was repelled by the formality of Bakelite napkin rings and polite conversation at her mother’s bridge table. ‘The Bridge Ladies’ review: Fifty years of friendship in a pre-Facebook era 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z On the first, the cornbread sticks and rustic sunflower seeded bread were warm and fresh, and they came out quickly after we were seated, so they felt less like a formality than a welcome surprise. Review | Cindy Lou’s Fish House flows with the tides of Southern cooking 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z In their formality and vocabulary, the speeches came from another era, Victorian perhaps. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z “Women Without Men” conveys the slightly detached formality of a pageant, whose four main characters, Iranian women from different classes and backgrounds, have more symbolic weight than flesh-and-blood reality. | 'Women Without Men': From Shirin Neshat, Sisterhood Found During a Coup 2010-05-13T23:04:00Z Whatever his theme, his language could modulate from high formality to low demotic and back. Peter Porter: the ultimate conspiracy theorist 2010-04-27T11:58:00Z We can speak in different ways depending on factors like who we are talking to, our emotional state, the formality of the situation and the topic of conversation. Posh Spice sounds posher, but changing a working-class accent isn’t a ticket out of discrimination 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z My mom asking Ronnie to don the title of my godfather was truly just a formality. Our Bond Was Thicker Than Blood 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z "Women Without Men" conveys the slightly detached formality of a pageant, whose four main characters, Iranian women from different classes and backgrounds, have more symbolic weight than flesh-and-blood reality. 'Women Without Men': Forming a sisterhood during coup in 1953 Iran 2010-07-08T20:39:00Z On the contrary, Baehr stages her show with very serious, very Germanic formality. Laugh ? review 2011-01-28T18:36:56Z The recall is something of a formality, since the FDA had already alerted U.S. stores last month to stop selling the over-the-counter drops. Indian manufacturer recalls eyedrops previously cited in FDA warning 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The release of the $700 million still must be approved by the IMF’s management and executive board, though such approvals are generally a formality. Pakistan and IMF reach preliminary deal for releasing $700 million from $3B bailout fund 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z That step is usually a formality that waves through pre-agreed deals. EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z By that stage, the result was a formality and Muhammad Rizwan hit the winning runs with 105 balls to spare. Pakistan race to victory to eliminate Bangladesh 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Most of her family believed Friday’s hearing was a formality but they wanted to make sure a judge and prosecutors heard their pain. Judge rejects no-jail plea deal for L.A. deputy charged in death of suicidal man 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The Bendall family had requested to be notified by telephone should a body be discovered - to allow them to gather and share a moment in private, before the inevitably traumatic formalities that would follow. Alex Bendall death: Family criticises 'insensitive' police response 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z It may be obvious that Salman Abedi died as a result of suicide but the formality of an inquest was still a necessary part of the legal process. Manchester bomber Salman Abedi murdered 22 in suicide attack, coroner rules 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The vote for House speaker, once a formality in Congress, has devolved into another bitter showdown for the gavel. GOP’s Jim Jordan will try again to become House speaker, but his detractors are considering options 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The municipal government controls a majority in the council, so the vote set for Nov. 23 is expected to be a formality. Stockholm to ban gasoline and diesel cars from downtown in 2025 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z But with the Dodgers failing to score until a two-run triple by Will Smith in the eighth — when the Diamondbacks had stretched their lead to 11-0 — it was nothing more than a formality. 'It's just embarrassing:' Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers shown no mercy in Game 1 loss 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Local officials dismissed the visit as a formality. Azerbaijan issues warrant for former separatist leader as UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z With Reaves, the anointing was more of a formality. Lakers name two starters, and LeBron James 'is preparing for 21 like he's a rookie' 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z They got that from minute one with the passing far slicker, the movement far better and, at one stage, it looked like a mere formality and case of how many. Rangers beat Livingston to set up Hearts semi-final 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Then, as the calendar approaches October, formality returns, if not drastically cooler temperatures. Where Did All the Dark-Suited Japanese Businessmen Go? 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z It now requires the president's signature, but analysts say that is a mere formality and the bill is "tantalisingly close" to becoming law. India women's reservation bill passed - but nothing will change soon 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z An S corporation structure requires comprehensive incorporation articles, regular board meetings, board elections and a variety of other formalities that can be expensive and time consuming. What Does Llc Mean? 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z If you have a document that needs to be notarized, you’ll have to visit a notary public — a person who is authorized to perform specific types of legal formalities when documents are being drawn up. How Do I Get a Document Notarized? 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z When the formalities concluded, King proceeded to change the course of sports history and bring enduring muscle to the growing women’s rights movement. Elliott: Billie Jean King's 'Battle of the Sexes' triumph still inspiring 50 years later 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Russell says signing a new contract was "a very straightforward decision from both sides" and "almost a formality". Russell on Hamilton, chasing Red Bull and finding peace 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z It will become law after the formality of King Charles III giving royal assent. Despite opposition, Britain passes law to curb prosecutions for Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ violence 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z The contrast can have an especially big impact in modern spaces, as well as those in which you may desire a bit more formality, such as living rooms and dining rooms. Design Recipes: Decorating with black and white 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z While the Paris events will focus on formalities, the trip to Bordeaux will address interests in the environment and tackling climate change. King's French language skills to boost state visit 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The move is normally a formality and, if approved, would trigger a recall petition which could lead to a by-election. Chris Pincher loses Commons suspension appeal 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Sealing their spot was little more than a formality for Villa, who led 5-0 on aggregate after thrashing Hibs in the first leg. Villa beat Hibs to reach Conference League group stage 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The award must still be approved by the City Council, which is usually a formality. Jury awards $3.75 million to protester hit by hard-foam police projectiles 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Under the planned “self-determination law,” which has been in the works for over a year, adults would be able to change their first name and legal gender at registry offices without further formalities. The German Cabinet has approved a plan to make it easier for people to legally change name, gender 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z But for many smaller businesses and mom-and-pop stores in Cuba, the formalities of doing business, like paying taxes, remain novel concepts, he said. As Cuba takes leap towards 'cashless' economy, entrepreneurs brace for impact 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z While the vote was assumed by many to be mere formality, it certainly could have gone the other direction — a theme that would emerge time and again on the Pac-12’s road to ruin. Inside the Pac-12 collapse: Four surprising moments that crushed the conference 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Usually, such a step is a formality and a general election would typically have to be held within 90 days. A first-time senator from Baluchistan named caretaker prime minister to oversee Pakistan’s elections 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z The upper house of Parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection bill which would later be signed by the country’s ceremonial president, a formality, before becoming law. India passes data protection legislation in parliament. Critics fear privacy violation 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z But the formality of the Austin courtroom focused unblinking attention on their experiences. 'She was gasping for air.' Abortion fight shifts to women who suffered under strict bans 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The eldest son of Cambodia's long-term ruler has been endorsed as the country's next premier in a formality confirming the transition of power. Cambodia: PM's son Hun Manet appointed next ruler in royal formality 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z It is expected to pass the Senate this week and then go to President Arif Alvi for signing into law, a formality. Bill apparently aimed at halting criticism of Pakistani intelligence figures expected to become law 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z |
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