Sentence examples for were a variation of from inspiring English sources
As outlined in court filings, the ploys were a variation of the officially disfavored Son of Boss scheme: using partnerships and the sale of borrowed Treasury securities to create what the feds say were big phony values as the basis for big phony losses.
Numbers allocated to the locomotives were a variation of LSWR practice and, being constructed at Eastleigh, were given the prefix "E" before the number to distinguish from the locomotives of other pre-grouping railway companies that also carried the same number.
Significance tests for differences in percentages were a variation of the Pearson χ test.
Snooker is a variation of billiards.
Wood engraving is a variation of woodcut.
It is a variation of a well-known dish.
The third scenario is a variation of the second.
Their home was a variation of the Nissen hut.
A spoonful of nasi lemak is a variation of these flavours in whichever order you like.
The Gibson is a variation of a martini: just replace the olive with a pearl onion.
The scintillating grid is a variation of this, with a grey grid and black background.
