Sentence examples for a tested formula from inspiring English sources
For the third trait they share is an opportunistic knack of replicating a tested formula in new markets thanks, in many cases, to canny political lobbying.
But Antonio Pappano's programme for the London Symphony Orchestra last night was not a well tested formula; in fact I doubt very much whether the three pieces involved, by Copland, Prokofiev and Ravel, had ever been heard in the same concert before.
"This isn't a tried and tested formula, it's an experiment," announced Marcus Mumford in the closing moments of this inaugural and hopefully not one-off UK version of Mumford & Sons Stopoverr festival, an event purposely held in out of the way locations which has already been successfully deployed in sites across America.
The classic Fifties shape with a wide neckline is a tried and tested formula and effortlessly flattering.
Or should the firm bank on a tried and tested formula that has worked elsewhere, such as a franchise operation?
"It's a tried and tested formula," says La Cirque's striptease artiste-cum-conjuror, Ursula Martinez.
But dual roles are a tried and tested formula in theatre and on-screen.
Goal! Birmingham 0-1 Bolton (Cohen 8 min): Bolton use a tried and tested formula to take the lead at the afternoon's glamour tie.
Joel Rickett, deputy editor of the trade magazine The Bookseller, said, "Repackaging the classics is a tried and tested formula -- oldies are still goodies".
While one can understand the more commercial retailers wishing to stick to a tried and tested formula, I don't believe this is helping writers or consumers.
