'distinctive formula' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when talking about a physical form or a way of doing something that is unique and not found anywhere else. For example, "This company's distinctive formula for success has been crucial to its growth and success."
Mosse's distinctive formula did not come to her immediately.
F. Dominic Cerrito, a lawyer for KUDco, an acronynm for the Kremer's Urban Development Company, said that Judge Jones had recognized that KUDco had a distinctive formula for making omeprazole, which the AstraZeneca suit did not address.
If you've built up a fan base with a distinctive formula, you mightn't want to alienate your fans with a drastic change to it - were Irvine Welsh, say, to go and produce a novel in the prose style of Alan Hollinghurst there would no doubt be a few angry Irvine devotees demanding to know why everything was so insultingly grammatical.
One distinctive cadence formula that was common in 14th-century music, particularly that of Landini, is known as the Landini cadence, in which the leading tone drops to the sixth of the scale before approaching the final tonic note.
The nomoi represented modes in that they were characterized by distinctive melodic formulas suited to different song types.
The character of the church modes was further determined by a number of distinctive melodic formulas, and sometimes a particular ethos was attributed to the different modes.
Will two of its formulas — its distinctive, hurry-up model of building products and services, and its rapid-fire approach to recruiting and innovation — succeed in new arenas?
Like the return from retirement of Michael Schumacher or the revival of the Mercedes team with its Silver Arrow cars, the return of Lotus has contributed to the distinctive tone of the 2010 Formula One championship: a step into the future with a touch of nostalgia and a glance to the illustrious past.
He said Reckson's working formula is to create "distinctive office environments that appeal to tenants' aesthetic and operation needs, as well as the bottom line".
Formula first heard Devoto's distinctive whine when his old flatmate, the producer Martin Hannett, told him: "'Alright Dave, I've got two things here that I've recorded.
Ben Holmes, Venture Partner at Index Ventures, commented: "This investment underscores our belief in the team and their formula for making fun and distinctive games".
