Word: formality
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Over a number of years, I have met Queen Elizabeth both on formal occasions and less formally at family weddings and horse races. I have the greatest admiration for her sheer professionalism and charm but also for her sense of fun. She has the ability to put everyone at ease and has a phenomenal memory for places and people. The Duke of Edinburgh is still a ball of energy and, yes, thankfully, still positively flirtatious - though not inappropriately. They have given a lifetime of service not only to Britain and the Commonwealth but also to the whole world by their...
These groups have informal relationships with national associations with evangelical missions, because the University’s policy prohibits student groups from creating formal ties with national organizations...
...School in the early 1990s, several students were forced to withdraw because they were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged violation of securities regulations. The rationale was that the students were tarnishing the school’s reputation: possibly not fair to the students since no formal conviction had been reached, but understandable nonetheless...
...night’s powerpoint drew on the materials Behnisch presented during a competition with 75 other firms for Harvard’s contract, and Behnisch stressed that it “is not, will not be, the final design.” He has not yet submitted any formal blueprints for the science centers to the University. “We thought it was very important to get him here before he does anything, so he could talk to you, hear your thoughts,” Gordon said. The task force, composed of local residents appointed by the mayor...
...Snow will be an irreverent presence in a West Wing so formal that button-downs are considered declasse. When he was speechwriting director, Snow once was seen wearing overalls in the complex. (A gag gift someone gave his team, he says.) On the website for his radio show ("The Power of FOX. The Connections of Snow"), the "By Popular Demand" section has a link labeled "Tony Sings! Listen to Tony's, um, unique rendition of the Spongebob Squarepants theme song...