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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | на формальном основании | on the technical question (A.Rezvov) |
| cliche. | на формальных основаниях | on technicality (напр., победить на выборах: [Ken Sim] was elected by a majority mind you – Trudeau wasn't. The Conservatives won the popular vote whereas Trudeau won on technicality – he won based on seats and of course China's help. He's an illegitimate leader without a mandate.  nsnews.com ART Vancouver) |
| law | на формальных основаниях | on a proforma basis (from legal opinion: ..."they were not allowed to participate in the investment committee meeting under proforma reasons, the documents were requested from them to evidence the ownership of shares, and the said documents could not be received within the period from the date of the notice of the committee meeting convened till the date of the meeting held" Moonranger) |
| Игорь Миг | на чисто формальном основании | on the basis of flimsy formalities |
| fin. | на чисто формальных основаниях | on purely formal grounds (Alex Lilo) |
| busin. | решение суда на формальном основании | judgment on formal grounds |