So this is a little bit of math, a little formality, but is everyone okay with that?

这里只是稍微用了点数学符号,还有简单的公式,大家都听懂了吗

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Certain statements, by Mr Cheney in particular, tempt the thought that sometimes the administration could not even be bothered with this formality.

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The two sides dispensed with that formality after a mere 12 months.

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Employees will turn up to work at predictable hours five days a week, and will comport themselves with greater formality than before.

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