Sentence examples for has been derivative from inspiring English sources

"It has been derivative of Clinton and reactive to Bush".

The science scholar Vaclav Smil has pointed out that for all the sleek efficiency of Apple products, their technology has been derivative, making them at best "second-order innovations".

But let's focus on what's good -- in tracks like "Gun and the E-Kid" and "For the Air" it's late-oughts Melvins crossed with mid-'80s Sonny Sharrock; she may be drawing some lessons from Motorpsycho, a long-running Norwegian hard-rock band that has been derivative of a great many things.

None have been derivative.

"If anyone was to benefit from this, it would have been derivatives traders".

His work -- realistically rendered scenes that are pastiches of other artists' photographs, sometimes violent and sexually explicit -- has been called derivative and prurient.

One theory why JPMorgan has all the sold protection is that the bank has been using derivatives to get extra exposure to credit markets and additional income.

It has been observed that derivatives of indica/japonica cross have higher yield vigor than either indica/indica or japonica/japonica derivatives.

What's an honest punter to do?For one, he has been turning to derivatives.

Citigroup has been building equity derivatives.

You've probably read about the kicking ITV has been given for its derivative programme content.