They decided to put their relationship on a more formal footing.

他们决定建立更正式的关系。

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It is time to put these arrangements on a slightly more formal basis.

是应该把这些安排做得略为正式一点的时候了。

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They wore ordinary ties instead of the more formal high collar and cravat.

他们打着普通的领带而不是更为正式的高领领结。

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She says Turkish schools are also more formal.

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How should we integrate that kind of novel with novels that have more formal ambitions?

我们如何整合这种小说和那些,在形式目标上更明确的小说？

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and up here a little more formal.

而在这里，生活节奏更正式一些。

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In the past few years, some have tried to make the practice more formal, insiders say.

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Perhaps now is the time for me to consider a more formal return to ecological study?

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These days, it is also perfectly acceptable to wear garden-party dresses to more formal affairs.

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