Sentence examples for based on but from inspiring English sources

Stroud never got to see the film or read the book it was based on but did share on one of the problems that prevented parole, that he was an "admitted homosexual".

The shrines themselves are based on but more developed than those used for Hindu deities elsewhere in Java.

"The Simon & Schuster people implored me to write a book that was based on but not duplicative of 'An Hour Before Daylight,' " he said.

Standard High German is based on, but not identical with, the Middle German dialect used by Martin Luther in his 16th-century translation of the Bible.

"Dragonball: Evolution" may or may not appeal to fans of the Japanese fantasy franchise it is based on, but aficionados of apocalyptic teenybopper kung fu extravaganzas are in for a real treat.

"When I read Little Deaths I didn't know the story it was based on but reading about the lead character, Ruth Malone, reminded me of other recent cases where women were torn apart in the media," Main says.

However this is not a "based on" story but rather a "what if" one.

But it's increasingly clear that the process has actually been based on anything but science.

It was not based on argument but his bold assertions".

It is a figure based on Pinocchio, but grotesquely mutated.

Their success is not based on money, but on organisation.