Sentence examples for premise than from inspiring English sources

Now, you can't quite get a more classic sitcom premise than that, can you?

And if so might there have been a better premise than simply more of the same?

As a playwright, he's challenged more by the reality of his premise than by the emotional truth of his characters.

While "The Yard" has a more original comic premise than "Rev.," its antecedents will also be more familiar to an American audience.

The warmth the evening gives off has less to do with the titillation of its central premise than with its enormous good will.

It's a better premise than it sounds, though just how much better will depend on their willingness to make this a concert rather than a clinic.

A truly big book is a perfect blend of inspired premise, larger-than-life characters, high-stakes story, deeply felt themes, vivid setting and much more.

While most sitcom acting these days seems to involve appearing as cool and wry as possible, this show operated with a more-is-more philosophy -- its larger-than-life premise demanded larger-than-life performances.

Many prostitutes would rather work from private premises than in a club or for an agency, says Sietske Altink, one of the authors.

There have been Earth-set sitcoms with wilder premises than Red Dwarf, which first aired on BBC2 in 1988, but few as imaginative or downright funny.

No sooner have the women left the premises than the next contingent reports for duty (believe it or not, Ferrara actually shows us a revolving door).