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- noun Plural form of
formalism .
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Examples
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Programmers, on the other hand, are handed syntactic formalisms of the language of interest and expected to work from that point.
William E. J. Doane PhD › Learning to Write in English like Learning to Program 2010
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This is a classic example of where conservativism uses formalisms to cover a deep lack of basic morality.
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Poetry in British Romanticism (1997), as well as several essays on aspects of Romantic forms and formalisms;
About This Volume 2008
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He appears to have have skirted the actual formalisms of church hierarchy, being more interested in the access his credentials provided to the science and diplomatic actives of the church.
Evidence that the Second Law of Thermodynamics is wrong? - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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The motor force of the modernist movement was freedom of self expression, the rebellion against the constraints of all formalisms.
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This is a classic example of where conservativism uses formalisms to cover a deep lack of basic morality.
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If I may add some formalisms here to show why I think your objection, although reasonable, is misplaced.
Aiguy's Computer 2008
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The motor force of the modernist movement was freedom of self expression, the rebellion against the constraints of all formalisms.
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Students of English as a second language who plan to do business in North America can become confused by jargon and formalisms that sometimes invade business correspondence.
Barron’s ESL Guide to American Business English « Books « Literacy News 2009
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We're ultimately not as interested in the formalisms of market equilibrium as we are in an analysis of the institutions that define the context of economic activity.
Alternative economists Daniel Little 2009
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