But don 't assume that formality is always the right answer .
但是，不要以为拘谨的称呼总是对的。
Merger filings in china could be merely a formality ; or they could trigger significant delays of up to six months before approval is granted or refused .
在中国，并购申请有可能只是一种形式，也有可能会在申请获得批准或遭到拒绝前造成长达6个月之久的拖延。
Marriage certificates are an unnecessary and potentially expensive formality just to share health insurance .
仅仅为了共享健康保险而办理的结婚证书是不必要的、花费不菲的形式。
The prime minister felt that he had to put his government to the test after he was humiliatingly defeated on what should have been a formality : the approval of the 2010 public accounts .
