Loans to their grandchildren can serve as a less formal alternative to co-signing bank notes.
Organizations that do this well have a management hierarchy plus a less formal employee innovation network.
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But these establishment salutes were accompanied by many less formal goodbyes from feminist groups.
An advisory board, on the other hand, does not have legal responsibilities and is typically less formal.
Decentralized church systems with a history of less formal schooling historically outperform top-heavy ones with heavy academic requirements.
In his day, Stewart said, rivalries were both more spirited and less formal.
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Aside from changing the face of a prospective docent, teaching museums make learning about art less formal and fussy.
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Now the dish figures prominently on the menu at his less formal restaurant, DZ'Envies, in Dijon, the region's capital.
Less formal are cook offs on the street, and a Mad Hatter guided munching tour of haunts famous and otherwise.
Weeks earlier, he had appeared in a far less formal setting, at New York's Fordham University with comedian Stephen Colbert.
Overall, parents with lower incomes and less formal education were least likely to comprehend information on growth charts, the study showed.
"We do not hesitate to shush, " he said, arguing for "less formal means" to ensure that audiences remain quiet during performances.
The Muslim variety is lower-key and less formal, but so far not (barring outbursts from tea-partistas like Ms Angle) especially controversial.
Last year, the couple opened their second, less formal restaurant, Sunshine Tavern.
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Easy to read and peppered with references to contemporary music, the book will no doubt appeal to the less formal wine lover, too.
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He was also negotiating with another outfit about a permanent freelance position where he would have flexibility and could wear less formal attire.
It could be that there are still an enormous amount of caring people but they are doing it in a less formal way.
Some customers may not be able to comply and may be forced into using less formal and more costly intermediaries such as cheque-cashing services.
But he has now been persuaded by Mr Mbeki and others to accept a less formal meeting under the broad umbrella of the Commonwealth.
No PR firm can guarantee you editorial stories, but good publicists craft your press release or pitch letter (less formal presentation) to interest the media.
Generally, you need to adopt bylaws, appoint officers and directors and hold annual meetings, although many states allow smaller corporations to operate in a less formal manner.
In reality it is a style pioneered by Queen Juliana and continued by Queen Beatrix of being less formal and more approachable and this is extremely popular domestically.
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There are fixed dates for the tests for 11- and 14-year-olds, but test dates are not given out in advance for seven-year-olds, for whom the experience is supposed to be less formal.
The exhibit uses hundreds of perennials like lupines, delphiniums and irises to re-create "the epitome of the Arts and Crafts garden, " which favored natural plants in less formal arrangements, nursery founder Jack Blandy said.
The exhibit uses hundreds of perennials like lupines, delphiniums and irises to re-create "the epitome of the Arts and Crafts garden, " which favored natural plants in less formal arrangements, nursery co-owner Joe Blandy said.
A. Traditionally, business in China is bound by handshakes and verbal agreements. (In the U.S., however, ) Chinese companies must provide written documentation of issues in order to comply with the law, which Chinese businessmen may find too rigid compared to their own traditional and less formal methods of doing business.
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Most observers say the more formal style of debate might favor Gore, while the less-formal model could give Bush an advantage.
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For that reason, less-formal processes may sometimes be more effective and timely.
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