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  • adjective Alternative spelling of pro forma.

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Examples

  • That's called "proforma" in this business, but "pretend" is a better word.

    BiggerPockets Forums 2010

  • Putting the one off items to the side, and adding full-year results from Yellow's Finda division (bought from APN in February for an undisclosed sum), Mr Cotterill puts forward a sunnier "proforma" ebitda profit of $166 million - up 0. 6% on the previous year by this measure.

    National Business Review (NBR) New Zealand 2009

  • So, by all measures, this is a great deal … some common sense and some simple number-crunching tells me that, no 'cap rates', 'proforma's, or any other complex financial manipulations necessary.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009

  • However, several prominent Republicans are arguing that Congress isn't technically in recess thanks to the briefest of "proforma" sessions.

    Jon Stewart Slams Republicans' Recess Appointment Outrage (VIDEO) 2012

  • With this issuance, OHSU's proforma maximum annual debt service (MADS) is estimated at $47.8 million, with an adequate historical proforma MADS coverage by EBITDA of 2. 7x for the obligated group and 3. 8x on a consolidated basis, at FY-end 2008.

    Pill Hill reshuffling its financial deck (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • The Clinton fundraiser is being described as 'strictly proforma', and he may be willing to do one for the incumbent too from the sounds of it.

    Trippi emerges again... (Blog for Democracy) 2009

  • When they said to me they didnt understand how to do a departmental policy I wrote a proforma document, gave them a databaseof risk assessments and a brief training session where I gave on the spot advice by asking them to start the policy.

    Find Shannon « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • Patrol and Neighbourhood Sergeants and Inspectors have to ring members of the public who have used their “services” and go through a set proforma of question.

    *NEW* The Self-Generated Reg.9 « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • A proforma series of letters between lawmakers and the White House exchanged hands late Monday, culminating in Office of Management and Budget Director Peter R. Orszag formally expressing the Obama administration's support for the repeal.

    Obama's letters supporting 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal 2010

  • The HRW message is a legalistic apology that straightforwardly backtracks on what was probably a proforma attempt at even-handness — and explictly adopts the Counterpunch/Norman Finkelstein view that Barud was merely a guy exhorting others to Gandhian nonviolence.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Are Human Rights Watch Officials Just Thin-Skinned? (No!): 2009

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