The rest of the game seemed to be a formality.

More in the nature of a formality, than anything else.

I cannot see the matter as a formality at all.

In fact the whole thing was nothing but a formality.

He turned without further formality and left the control room.

It is not only a formality but a very important moment.

But that's just a formality and he wants to get started.

But that was less than a formality, as everyone here knew.

Not much in the way of formality here, is there?

But you know we have to go through this formality.

It was just a formality, is what they told us.

No need for all that formality among friends in private.

But of course I had to go back in for my own formalities.

Do we not know one another well enough to let this formality go?

Both of us would like to think that we can get together more often with less formality.

The old formality has gone - and a good thing, too.

"But this is more of a formality than anything else."

First, though, we have to deal with a few formalities.

Once the formalities had been taken care of, that is.

But the general election is considered little more than a formality.

This position cannot simply be changed by means of a few formalities.

The next day it would usually be back to cold formality.

"Something we have to get out of the way, just a formality."

But the hospital turned her down on a formality: she was a woman.

Once he had their weapons, taking care of the third would be a formality.