For most of the twentieth century, Caucasian New Zealand cuisine remained highly derivative of British food.
Such a fully formed young talent recalls Erich Korngold, an excellent but highly derivative composer.
But here is a chief difference between the Fords of '49 and '05: the older car was a breakthrough design; the new one is highly derivative.
And although he insists that much of his work is highly derivative, his fans do not necessarily share that view.
The critics generally condemned the opera, calling the authors to task for a boring story and criticising Ford for his highly derivative score.
The book called the original aluminum-faced building "highly derivative" and added that, a generation later, it seemed "as dated as poodle skirts."
His work was not startlingly original; it was highly derivative of his father's style.
'And highly derivative they are too,' said the Professor.
Its pretty nonsensical, highly derivative and very cheap looking and even the local audiences will sneer at the dated special effects".
The music seemed highly derivative, though the performance had impetuosity.