Before formally approaching Lenovo, he sought permission from the parents, by meeting privately with a senior Chinese government official in charge of economic and technology policy.

Social rule system theory is an attempt to formally approach different kinds of social rule systems in a unified manner.

Watson formally approached Japanese Foreign Minister Soejima Taneomi to take action.

In 1911 Pound returned from America and in October formally approached Dorothy's father asking permission to marry her.

Informants often have connections with persons a detective would not be able to approach formally.

The society's board formally approached the library on Monday.

It was at about this time that the News of the World formally approached Surrey police to tell them what it had heard on the missing girl's voicemail.

But he never formally approached Milbury to apply.

The day after the two youths were killed, police registered a murder case against the 22 soldiers of the Rashtria Rifles after relatives of the victims formally approached them.

But Mr. Davenport emphasized that Great Neck has not formally approached the county.