ADJ
- policy
- the top civil servants who are responsible for policy formation
VERB + FORMATION
- lead to, result in
- This dispute led to the formation of a new breakaway group
ADJ
- close, tight
- battle
- The troops advanced in battle formation
- family, household, social
- changing patterns of marriage and family formation
PREP
- in a … ~
- The men were grouped in a close formation
- in ~
- a squadron of planes flying in formation
ADJ
- cloud, geological, rock
- military, political