The phrase "a general template" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a basic framework or outline that can be adapted for various purposes or situations.
Example: "The report follows a general template that can be modified to suit different projects."
Alternatives: "a basic outline" or "a standard framework."
In this context, lactose and glucose are analogous to morphogens in a developing system, with the lac operon acting as a general template for exploring how spatially-graded perturbations generate rich behavior in bistable circuits.
It's as if Smith just took a general template from the general love story and added postcards and a bit of traveling, which was in fact mostly its only selling point.
That episode offers the White House a general template for the coming fights over spending, immigration, and gun control — three issues where there is very little consensus between Obama and most House Republicans.
In this paper, a general template synthesis approach is proposed to prepare composite hollow particles using quaternized polystyrene hollow particles.
In this paper, we propose a general template synthesis approach towards composite hollow spheres using sulfonated polystyrene gel hollow spheres.
A general template route has been designed to chemically engineering nanoscale cavities, which provides a simple scheme for the fabrication of highly crystalline hollow nanostructures with tailorable size.
In our approach, we developed a general template-based approach allowing presentation of results in a user-friendly manner.
In our approach, we developed a general template-based approach allowing presentation of results in a user-friendly manner. .
In conclusion, we present a general template-less method for the synthesis of PdIr NAs and developed a novel electrocatalyst with excellent catalytic activity in fuel cells.
Herein, we report a more general template-stripping method that is applicable to a larger variety of materials, including refractory metals, semiconductors, and oxides.
A number of influential theories of face perception have proposed the existence of a face "norm" or "template" and that stimuli matching this general template trigger specialized face-processing mechanisms (e.g., Leopold, O'Toole, Vetter, & Blanz, 2001; Rhodes, Brennan, & Carey, 1987 Valentine , 1991).
