Sentence examples for direct imitation from inspiring English sources

It launched Smart Trading, a direct imitation of Euwax, with the support of some big intermediaries.

A handful of artists freed themselves from the direct imitation of appearances and instead sought deeper truths.

I see that you don't attempt a direct imitation of Psy's rodeo-style steps, as Ai Weiwei does?

The various expressions of liberal fury are a direct imitation of what the right has been doing for more than a decade.

Stretching the music sometimes leads Rise Against to direct imitation; from the opening bass double stops to the tune itself, "The Dirt Whispered" might as well be Green Day.

Direct imitation of Chinese costume and acting techniques was encouraged under the reign (1847 83) of Emperor Tu Duc, and it is probable that the present form of hat boi dates from this period.

His way of making direct imitations of Petrarch was widely influential and became known as bembismo.

First, there is some reason to believe that a disappointingly high proportion of the apes' gestures may be direct imitations of gestures recently executed by their trainers.

Pinter wouldn't have wanted to direct imitations of his own distinctive and innovative form of drama, but appreciated the wit and craftsmanship of Gray's plays and enjoyed bringing them to life on the stage.

Although related instruments were equally evident to the south and west, there can be little doubt that the creation of cavalry bands with double kettledrums are direct imitations of the musical prowess of the antagonists on horseback against whom the walls of China were built.

(Warner Home Video, $34.99, R) House Few films have been as widely influential as "The Exorcist," which not only spawned direct imitations (one of the first out of the box was the Italian production "Beyond the Door") but also left lingering traces on projects as far-flung as "House," a 1977 Japanese cult film that Criterion is releasing this week.