Assembling old-money objects to provide ballast for new money is a time-tested formula; it's the look that made Ralph Lauren a billionaire.
But Hillary Clinton's rise to power, unsettling as it is, follows a time-tested pattern for the breaking of gender barriers.
WASHINGTON — Here is a time-tested recipe for success: fail at what you want to do, then do what you really can do.
Against the Bears, they passed the test, using the time-tested formula of running the ball and playing sound defense.
On the surface, "Boarding House" is the latest twist on the time-tested formula of MTV's "Real World".
They gave me the bad news right away, just like I knew they would, using the time-tested formula of "it's not you, it's us".
But as it is, "Nancy Drew" stands as an example of how to take a foolproof, time-tested formula — a young detective using smarts and determination to solve a case — and mess it up with superficial cleverness and pandering hackwork.
But while honoring this time-tested formula, Mr. Baitz presents a refreshingly fluid and mutable family dynamic, in which no one occupies the moral high ground exclusively or for very long.
But there is room for innovation within this time-tested formula.
This time-tested formula, derived from the saving habits of the 1940's and 1950's, avoids all conventional bank and credit card debt and allows for retirement planning in secure savings vehicles that guarantee a specific amount saved up on the day retirement is planned -- without taking on the risk of stocks, real estate and other traditional, volatile investments.
First of all, it was a time-tested way of displaying power for all to see.
