Its informality is obvious, and the sentence style is easy and plain. From Wordnik.com. [November « 2008 « Sentence first] Reference
But they profess to believe that informality is liberating (in spite of their tyrannical attempts to impose it). From Wordnik.com. [The Formal Home] Reference
I might simply say that G-7 meetings, although we're in favor of the idea of informality, that's something that's always stressed in the case of the summits. From Wordnik.com. [Background Briefing On Mitterrand Meeting] Reference
Otherwise many people with vague ideas of the "informality" of these occasions might omit to send replies. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
Without such changes, the country will be stuck with "informality," what the president calls "the slavery of the 21st century.". From Wordnik.com. [Peru's Born-Again Free Marketeer] Reference
Kudos to him for a very readable and informative piece, which shows how the "informality" of blogs is an asset in presenting complex information. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
What is your stance in this acknowledgement, of what has been called "informality"?. From Wordnik.com. [Archinect.com Feed] Reference
E mail now, as bizarre as it is, with the kind of informality and all the rest of it, that's about what there is. From Wordnik.com. [Second Generation Author Speaks Out On Cable TV] Reference
It was probably found that an 'informality' had occurred in certain communes, and that through this 2,494 votes must be annulled. From Wordnik.com. [France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889] Reference
The infatuation seems to stem from 2 elements - 'informality' and scale - both of which are based in necessity, not necessarily desirability. From Wordnik.com. [AMNP] Reference
The displaced labor went not to higher-productivity activities, but to less productive lines of work such as informality and various services. From Wordnik.com. [Dani Rodrik's weblog] Reference
Do not overdo either the formality or the informality. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
Some informality, perhaps, in the wording and spelling. From Wordnik.com. ["Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show] Reference
"Just come?" inquired this person, with agreeable informality. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
"Lieutenant Terry?" he asked, responding with friendly informality to. From Wordnik.com. [Terry A Tale of the Hill People] Reference
The informality possible in country entertaining is its greatest charm. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
His Regiment, through some Red-tape informality, has been without tents. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac] Reference
The informality reinforced the down-to-earth appeal of Carter's candidacy. From Wordnik.com. [Choosing A Church] Reference
Not the least among the attractions of this society was its charming informality. From Wordnik.com. [The Women of the French Salons] Reference
The two Germans, posed like ramrods, expected to see such informality shoved out bodily. From Wordnik.com. [An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker] Reference
He met her at the door in boxer shorts and tee shirt, and said: "Excuse the informality.". From Wordnik.com. [Unfit] Reference
But it bristles with contempt for the informality of the "sofa culture" of Tony Blair's government. From Wordnik.com. [TONY KNOWS BEST] Reference
The issue of state capacity to deliver services and the rise in informality are correlated as well. From Wordnik.com. [Raj Nallari: Reflections on Development Economics After the Crisis] Reference
But his articulate and reasoned responses were a pitch-perfect mix of informality and sharp analysis. From Wordnik.com. [Madiba Magic] Reference
The discovery was announced with true American informality as "Something curious in the medical line," on. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86] Reference
The informality of the party, too, was a tremendous advantage to the young man, though he never guessed it. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of the Blue Ridge] Reference
She drove her own horse, wrapped in her cloak and with an utter disregard to the informality of her attire. From Wordnik.com. [The Gay Cockade] Reference
It just reflects the informality of digital speech, originating as it did in the unfiltered channels of AIM. From Wordnik.com. [Claire Gordon: Txtspk 4eva] Reference
Miss Hurd was seated near the window, talking to two young men who seemed on terms of informality in the house. From Wordnik.com. [White Ashes] Reference
She'll tolerate informality from me because I'm in direct authority over her, and direct authority, of course, is Law. From Wordnik.com. [Citadel] Reference
It was this informality of burglary that led to the regrettable extinction of two promising beginners at Hammerpond Park. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers] Reference
Those who touch during a first encounter have reported feeling more affection, trust, relaxation, similarity and informality. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: Making an Instant Connection Without Saying a Word] Reference
He attended the convention of 1832, but by some informality, or a want of credentials, was not permitted to sit as full member!. From Wordnik.com. [The Colored Regulars in the United States Army] Reference
Anchor with evergreen structureThe informality of plants interweaving through others is very relaxing but can sometimes be too light. From Wordnik.com. [Gardens: Planting in drifts] Reference
He apologised to Christopher for the lack of a better reception, as if he, and not Christopher, were responsible for the informality of it. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker] Reference
She was glad to see them, and even more pleased that they settled into the team's non-regulation informality as if it were a group of Inquisitors like the one at the Eagle's Nest. From Wordnik.com. [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference
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