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Nothing exercised them more than the idea that “hate speech” could be sanctioned either informally or by the government.

Immigration officers could informally pass on a plate number to a deputy with access to the system.

Miran called the independence of the central bank "paramount" and said he had not been asked by anyone at the White House to commit "formally or informally" to lowering interest rates.

She adds that as the months went on, "around 30 people" from eight churches approached her to informally complain about Venessa's behaviour.

We sorted this out in an article in the American Public Science Review, which is informally summarized in the book, where we found that the people who deliberated became more civically engaged.