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Common collocations with formula in American Collocation

formula noun

US /ˈfɔrmjələ/

successful

proven
successful
tried-and-tested
winning

There is no proven formula for motivating staff, but there are a number of methods which you might consider.

We can help you come up with a winning business formula.

usual or basic

basic
standard

There is no standard formula for designing such layouts.

easy/not easy

complex
complicated
simple

The market potential of an area is determined according to a simple formula.

mysterious

magic
magical
secret

There are no magic formulas that will solve all our financial troubles.

find a formula

come up with
create
develop
devise
discover
find
hit on
perfect

They soon realized that they had hit on the perfect formula for ski holidays.

use a formula

adopt
apply
follow
stick to
use

The speeches after dinner followed the usual conventional formula.