Sentence examples for broken the formula from inspiring English sources
In offering such a wide range within a single division, G.M. has broken the formula of Alfred P. Sloan, its famed strategist before and after World War II, who molded the company's separately acquired divisions into an orderly ladder extending from Chevrolets up to Cadillacs.
It appeals to the people who buy it each year, and the developers are careful not to break the formula.
Of course, this a fairly broad estimator and it won't be tough to find outliers that break the formula — but, in general, it should lead to generating valuation ranges that could help SaaS founders wrap their heads around what is possible and what they should aim for with their first round of venture capital funding.
"I wanted to break the formula that many directors and actors find themselves in," he said in a Q&A following the film.
Columbia executives felt nervously regarding the remix's release, fearing the transition and hip-hop influence would taint Carey's image and "break the formula".
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Carey openly spoke of her issues with Columbia: "Everybody was like 'What, are you crazy?' They're nervous about breaking the formula.
The situation had worrying parallels with events of a decade earlier when Brian was fighting to break the Beach Boys formula of cars and girls.
To break the tactical formula imposed by the strongest teams, some riders will attack from the front of the peloton with panache in a seemingly desperate charge toward the line.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), an attempt to break the Disney formula by moving into action-adventure, received mixed reviews and earned $186 million worldwide against production costs of $120 million.
Maneater is one of the few films in the series to break the standard formula of Syfy natural horror films with its use of a normal, living tiger rather than a CG animal or excusing its behavior by having it be a mutant or genetically altered.
