Sentence examples for Less imitation from inspiring English sources

That's too bad, because the show has enough flashes of originality to make you wish that the creators had gone with more instinct, less imitation.

Mr. Erkoreka's teacher, Michael Finnissy, apparently had less imitation on his mind than satire when he wrote his "Selected Movements of Great Masters".

Furthermore, because the English were more suspicious of Rome and the Latin tradition, there was less imitation of Classical dramatic forms and an almost complete disregard for the rules that bound the theatre in France and Italy.

Though some purists may object to Mr. Veloso's tendency to offset his songs with drum machines and effects, it was clear that what he was doing was less imitation than syncretism.

I feel like I see less imitation and more invention in work today--particularly in that of young poets--and I think this is caused in part by the explosion of publishing possibilities both online and in print.

The Irish Tenors, not to be confused with the Celtic Tenors, a tuxedo-shunning knockoff group, were formed in 1998 in more or less frank imitation of the Three Tenors, the ensemble of Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and José Carreras, which has filled concert halls and stadiums and sold classical CD's in record numbers.

In his Clarinet Concerto (1977), Mr. Corigliano, whose East Coast credentials were just recertified by a Pulitzer Prize for his Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra, placed instruments around the hall, less in imitation of Gabrieli and Ives than in anticipation of THX and surround sound.

A less expensive imitation is Suave.

Not everyone had his nerve, however, and often lottery attractions tried so hard to ape their commercial rivals that they ended up being less good imitations, in the process losing sight of any cultural aspiration, and often ending up not being particularly popular.

These days, GoPro, which sparked the entire 'action camera' economy, is beset on all sides by less expensive imitations like Xiaomi's 'Yi Camera' — and a recent Apple action camera patent filing caused its stock to drop $13 in a single day (it's currently hovering around $50).

However, he also cites Contamination (1980) and Scared to Death (1981) as less effective imitations of Scott.