Word: formalisms
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When Cheever flunked out of Thayer Academy at 17, it was the end of his formal education. He promptly fictionalized the experience into a story that was purchased by the New Republic. One year a dropout, the next a published writer - and within a decade, a fixture in the pages of the New Yorker. By the mid-'60s the prizes and (sometimes) money were also rolling in from his first two novels. But by that time, on most mornings he was scuttling to the liquor cabinet right after breakfast to "scoop" the day's first...
...nonbanker, what quickly becomes apparent is that the elaborate and formal process for banks' reporting suspicious characters makes it quite possible that a quiet, close-to-the-vest player like Madoff who is not part of any global crime syndicate could operate comfortably for a long time and have a happy bank as his unwitting accomplice. Perhaps in this new push to reform bank practices, that process is worth revisiting...
...rigged presidential election and violent crackdown on protestors, was renewed last week. In another sign of mending relations, the E.U.'s foreign policy chief Javier Solana visited Minsk on Feb. 19 for meetings with top Belarusian officials. E.U. leaders are now pondering inviting Lukashenka to the initiative's formal launch in Prague...
Until now, Topolanek could say that Klaus held a mainly figurative position, with few formal powers to disrupt the Czech presidency. But under the Czech constitution, the president has the power to nominate a new prime minister, making him the country's kingmaker - a prospect that does little to raise spirits in Brussels...
...quartet in addition to one or two other jazz or bluegrass bands. On the Friday night before the concert, anyone is invited to play music with Campbell and his group, breeding an opportunity for a creative amalgamation of bluegrass and jazz music. However, the Saturday show is a formal, programmed performance. “It gives students a chance to perform and meet people who play many different styles of music,” Campbell said. “There are student groups at Harvard dedicated to many different musical styles and cultures, but only HCAMA spotlights the range...