Sentence examples similar to exercise a formula from inspiring English sources
With "Bizet Variations," Bolshoi Ballet artistic director Alexei Ratmansky contributed a formula, quasi-romantic exercise for three couples -- not as unwatchable as his "Pierrot Lunaire" for Diana Vishneva and company in Costa Mesa last week but just as fundamentally soulless.
Last year its top court ruled that, even though the state alimony law mandates that judges exercise discretion, it allows them to consult a formula to inform their decisions.
In his initial review, Ebert awarded Vengeance 3½ stars out of four, describing it as "a formula thriller done as an elegant genre exercise".
If it's not a remake, a reboot or a sequel then it's a derivative exercise in formula-rehashing with notes so predictable, that even the twists feel inevitable.
This annual exercise has become more scientific now that the Bowl Championship Series uses a formula to determine which two teams play for the undisputed national championship.
