Formal procedure or thing which has to be done to obey the law or because it is the custom.

因为股从法律或因为是习惯必须做的事或履行的程序。

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The version was changed into a concert with a more formal procedure and a more fixed setting.

这个版本被改成了一个协奏曲，形式更加正式、同时环境也更加固定。

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Keeping this scope under control requires a formal procedure for approving any change to the original scope of the project;

但是，控制住这个初始范围需要有正式的审批流程——任何对原项目范围的变更都需要审批；

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Neither party on the right has a formal procedure for deciding who should lead it into battle.

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The Palestinians sent Secretary-General Kofi Annan a letter as part of the formal procedure for convening such a session.

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