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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a clear formula" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a straightforward and easily understandable method or equation for solving a problem or achieving a result.
Example: "In mathematics, a clear formula for calculating the area of a circle is A = πr²."
Alternatives: "an explicit formula" or "a straightforward formula.".
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Not a clear formula, but it wasn't meant to be.
It is a clear formula – one that embraces the principle of common but differentiated responses and respective capabilities.
Throughout his career, Mr Bush has followed a clear formula: announcing relatively few goals and then sticking to them.
To be taken seriously, the evaluation system must be based on a clear formula in which the student achievement component carries the preponderance of the weight.
Since its founding, in 1902, 3M had followed a clear formula for success, developing innovative products with industrial applications that supported a premium position and then leapfrogging to the next opportunity as the market matured.
If it's a clear formula you're after, Philip Kingsley gets our vote (though Paul Mitchell is a close second and slightly more purse-friendly), while you can always rely on the trusty Batiste if you're on a budget.
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If you can't find a free & clear formula, look in the section for baby laundry detergent.
At a time when my local paper is providing daily columns to help consumers navigate the economic hard times — how to barter, how to use coupons and so forth — Heffernan provided me with a clear-cut formula for how to make money, as well as 10 surefire ways to save it.
She talks about telling a prize committee that in the whole history of literature there has never been one clear formula for what makes a good book.
We have examined best practices for managing strategic experiments—high-growth-potential new businesses that depart from an organization's current business model and that target emerging industries in which no clear formula exists for making a profit.
In that sense presidential debates are like playing the lottery: there's a big prize for winning but no clear formula for winning the prize.
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