Word: formality
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...have been in contact with jihadist extremists in the U.S. The al-Qaeda network [an error occurred while processing this directive] of networks is a transnational phenomenon, facilitated by the Internet, easy international travel and relaxed border controls, and held together by shared ideology. Its flexibility and lack of formal structure have enabled it to adapt and survive despite the heavy blows it has suffered in the war on terror. The most significant finding of the investigation into the July 7 bombings is how little we know about the processes of radicalization, recruitment and induction into this network of networks...
Other University officials were less certain about Ellison’s promise, but Summers turned a deaf ear to demands by top administrators to obtain a formal commitment from Ellison. Summers’ attitude changed sometime last year after frequent delays on Ellison’s end, and the president began scrambling—with no success—to get the gift in writing, the source said...
Wynne said he would characterize Ellison’s interaction with Summers as a “discussion,” and he added that there was never any formal agreement between Ellison and Harvard...
Although Ellison told the Wall Street Journal in June 2005 that the donation was "absolutely going to happen," Oracle spokesman Bob Wynne was quoted by the Bloomberg news agency Tuesday as saying, "There was never a formal agreement between Larry Summers and Larry Ellison...It was a discussion...
...LIGNE ROSET With his Soft Machine line, Parisian designer Fr?d?ric Ruyant aims to put an end to formal dining. His soft Kanda chairs and angle sofas grouped around a 62-cm-high square table invite guests to sink in, wine, then dine in the same space. The result is a clean, modern look?and no more elbow fights with your neighbor. ligne-roset.tm.fr...