Sentence examples for the idea of adapting from inspiring English sources

In 1957 they pitched producer Jerry Wald the idea of adapting Faulkner's novel The Hamlet.

Years ago I had the idea of adapting the novel as a film or television serial.

But the Wachowskis found themselves instantly, and profoundly, attracted to the idea of adapting the book for the screen.

Also: that the idea of adapting such a track, for new-jazz purposes, made blunt and intuitive sense.

So far, he said, "the response to the idea of adapting his books in this manner has been 99% positive".

Ms. Zillieu-Davis came in with the idea of adapting newspaper profiles of ordinary people for the stage.

J. P. (University of Delaware) and P. M. (Emory) introduced the idea of adopting and adapting existing materials using invasive species cases and models as examples.

However, the core idea of adapting our desires is useful, if not taken to an extreme.

Paul Schlegel, director of environment and energy policy at the Farm Bureau, is also open to the idea of ranchers adapting to the presence of wolves on the range.

On the other hand, Mr. Bowden added: "I think if Jerry was strictly interested in turning something into a big commercial success, he would not have been as warm to the idea of my adapting the book as he was.

The idea of his adapting "Mystic River" for the screen was just "a 30-second" conversation with Clint Eastwood, its director, he said: "I just think it's tantamount to a doctor operating on his own child".