Sentence examples for a hit formula from inspiring English sources

He next applied what turned out to be a hit formula to the Beatles (Come Together is still touring throughout Europe), Dylan and the Beach Boys.

Once someone finds a hit formula, whether it is The X Factor or property shows, everyone piles in and repeats the model.

It was a hit formula.

Some songs, like the silly "Original Prankster," repeated the band's hit formula.

Yael Luttwak, a documentary filmmaker, founded the first group during the second Palestinian uprising, more than a decade ago, hitting upon a formula of using women struggling with their weight as a tool for Israeli and Palestinian connection.

Together they developed a hit-making formula comprised of stripped-back beats and sophisticated lyrics.

Its mix of open-all-hours eating and cheap, homemade food proved a hit, and the formula has been repeated ever since.

"It's quite formulaic; people know that if they hit that formula, then they'll get on the radio or the gig.

Of course, earnest-tending picture also lacks gang-related story elements and voguish teen slang, and is hampered by insufficient comedy, making this a significant departure from the proven British-urban-hit formula.

More than that, in just a few hours they hit on a formula that flawlessly exposed their own division, underscored their leadership's weakness and highlighted the extent of their humiliation.

The Lion King and Billy Elliot are among those that have hit a winning formula, while a long list of others - from Dirty Dancing and Legally Blonde to Shrek and The Wedding Singer - have entertained fans.