If the plot of "Gasoline" suggests a patchwork assemblage of elements from better-known movies, Ms. Stambrini, the director and co-writer (it's her debut), charges it with enough originality and character development to justify the resemblances.
Kirkus Reviews compared the story to a patchwork of fantasy elements and characters, then concluded that it, despite being derivative, was exciting and held together well.
In Ω ^ we consider the (p + 1) Lagrange polynomials of degree p corresponding to the LGL nodes and, in Ω k, the elemental basis functions for U p, k obtained by mapping such nodal basis functions according to F k. Finally, a basis for the whole space X h, p is obtained as a patchwork of these elemental functions on each element Ω k.
For all three individual NGL1-r1, -r2 and -r3 mutants, the binding selectivity is decreased compared with WT NGL1, consistent with these mutant binding surfaces comprising a patchwork of NGL1 and NGL2 elements.
Few paid attention to the intermediate possibility – that morphological traits themselves are a complex patchwork of shared and derived elements, and thus are more analogous to baroque ornamentation [ 72].
"It's that patchwork element of New York's justice system that's part of the problem," she went on, pointing out that the quality of legal counsel shouldn't depend on where you live or where you're arrested.
Huang Ruo's fascinating "Leaving Sao" for vocalist and orchestra, a 2004 memorial work for the composer's grandmother, was an alluring patchwork of Asian folk melodies and pungent, Western classical elements.
It has some unique historical elements, but generally it is a familiar patchwork of old and new.
McGarity pointed out that food manufacturers want a federal regulation on how and when to label products containing genetically modified elements so they won't have to flounder in a patchwork of state regulations.
We're a patchwork of small towns".
