IN designing their house, they replicated the basic format of a brownstone.
To this end, they can mimic the basic format of social movements, usually emphasising the "consciousness-raising" aspect of such activity.
Groups should follow the basic format of opening arguments by both groups, rebuttal questions and statements between the groups, then closing arguments by both groups.
(If nothing else, this show will thus prepare youngsters for the basic format of most of the Disney sitcoms they'll be watching in a few years).
Although the basic format of silent ventriloquist and garrulous dummy never changed, he was able to prevent the act becoming tired by making sure that Charlie's material was always excellent.
Watch his shows online — many are still available on alexandermcqueen.com — and you see the great potential for transforming the basic format of a fashion show to explore larger ideas about cultural or social history, or the increasing dominance of technology.
Both NBC game shows and several similar ones coming up, like "Set for Life" on ABC or "The Rich List" on Fox, follow the basic format of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," the game show that pioneered the formula of dispensing huge rewards for emotional exertion.
While the new series will retain the basic format of "Cheers," which originally starred Ted Danson as the roguish barkeep Sam Malone and Shelley Long as the overqualified cocktail waitress Diane Chambers, other details familiar to American viewers will not be making the trip across the Atlantic.
But even though they were unable to come to terms before completing the deal, Epstein and John Henry, the Red Sox chairman, made it clear that the basic format of a deal - one most likely similar to Teixeira's eight-year, $180 million contract - was in place and that they had no doubts it would be finished at the appropriate time.
