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  • The gimmick is that copycat killings allow the series to combine the past and the present. Times, Sunday Times
  • She is just a copycat who follows her sister's lead in everything.
  • A woman then attempted a copycat suicide yesterday morning. The Sun
  • In cases of apparent copycat crime, victims' families sometimes have sued movie or record companies on the theory that they are responsible for the crimes their products inspired.
  • The copycat effect on other new mothers is worth hundreds of millions. The Sun
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  • They're not copycats, though; understand what I'm saying here.
  • Rep. Mike Ross, who flip-flopped on the public option and has authored an amendment that seems like a copycat of Max Baucus's no-good, terribly bad bill, has been in secretive talks with a Republican, Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), for weeks. Archive 2009-09-01
  • I wouldn't worry too much about copycat behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
  • The length of the sentence was intended as a deterrent against copycat attacks. Times, Sunday Times
  • Copycat journalists amplified this dubious academic research by claiming that teenage murderers were duplicating their favourite violent scenes.
  • Legal action was promised against the copycats.
  • In these circumstances we are almost bound to see an increase in copycat behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
  • “Ironically, then, it would seem that the authors of the ‘Copycats’ report, which delineates a wired-up Britain permeated by the ‘copycat’ tendency in the realm of digital artefacts, are themselves unconscious copycats, albeit of a different, more rarefied kind, in the realm of ideas.” Entertainment industry bullshit
  • Eric, I think what Lou is driving at, that if it were not related, it could be a nightmare situation involving so-called copycats, a copycat kind of killing.
  • The quality was declining - with too many copycat programmes and not enough new, challenging TV.
  • The firm became one of the web's huge success stories by offering cheap copycat dresses from the catwalk. The Sun
  • Although there are similarities between the two cases, the source said that there was no evidence of a copycat killing. Times, Sunday Times
  • The judge blasted television programmes such as Jackass for inspiring copycat crimes.
  • The gimmick is that copycat killings allow the series to combine the past and the present. Times, Sunday Times
  • The firm became one of the web's huge success stories by offering cheap copycat dresses from the catwalk. The Sun
  • And it's not just teachers that are spoiling the fun: hairdressers, too, are warning potential copycats that such a style could cause finer, blond hair to break, and might even result in baldness.
  • He is already fending off competition from copycats.
  • In these circumstances we are almost bound to see an increase in copycat behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
  • Any coverage of suicide is subject to copycat behaviour. The Sun
  • More copycats from the LA incident are to be expected in a three-day, one-week, and one-month anniversary cycle. Boing Boing: January 23, 2005 - January 29, 2005 Archives
  • Besides avoiding being a copycat, there are more than a few reasons why the title brainchildren of authors may be changed. September « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website
  • Also be wary of copycat holiday websites. The Sun
  • Also, Tony, they say they're really -- it's unfortunate for them in this case that the letter was released publicly, because since it has been put out, they have been inundated with calls and e-mails from others, what they call copycats, and even "wackos" out there, pretty much just making some kind of claim about the crime as well. CNN Transcript Jul 1, 2008
  • The trend also invites a curious copycat syndrome. Times, Sunday Times
  • It's more the master showman's interest in not repeating himself, especially with copycats the world over reiterating the show he helmed a decade ago.
  • The only possible downside is that it will probably spark a rush of copycat jukebox musical adaptations. The Sun
  • This means generic drug makers can legitimately produce cheaper copycat versions of the drugs.
  • Contrary to popular belief, though, this was at the bidding of the director, not the censors, after a spate of copycat crimes.
  • But this year the copycat quotient is off the scale.
  • And yet when Stanley Kubrick's movie was linked to various copycat crimes in the early 70s, the director personally had it whipped out of circulation.
  • Her albums have sold over eight million copies and established the template for the innumerable crossover copycats that have followed.
  • But through it all, McInnis might just take solace in the fact that some of the most powerful politicians on the planet have been called copycats -- and fared pretty well post-scandal. The Nation
  • Because this virus has been spreading so successfully, copycats are taking advantage of it and have added many additional subject lines and email bodies.
  • NATURE TOTS" PROGRAM, for 3 - and 4-year-olds, explore nature's "copycats" through pictures, games and crafts. 10: 30-11: 30 a.m. and 1-2 p.m., Prince George's County community calendar, Nov. 4-11, 2010
  • Is there any danger, James Fox, that this kind of saturation coverage could actually inspire copycat crimes?
  • Celebrity Justice is a spinoff of the celebrity buzz vehicle Extra - which is itself a copycat of the original entertainment newsmagazine, Entertainment Tonight, or ET as it's known to roughly eight million nightly viewers.
  • But if there's anything worse than a fad product it's the copycats that try to piggyback on that popularity.
  • Some are starting to say that the media has saturation coverage of these tragic incidents, perhaps are going overboard, perhaps are even inspiring potential copycat perpetrators.
  • In these circumstances we are almost bound to see an increase in copycat behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
  • The copycat phenomenon is a danger to which the media may be contributing.
  • Yet a belief in copycat behaviour goes hand in hand with a low opinion of proletarian chavs, seeing a thug lurking under every baseball cap.
  • Thousands have been hit with bills of up to 1,000 after using copycat sites for often free services such as passport applications. The Sun
  • And don't look now, but a top designer will soon be keeping up with some couture copycats for a line of affordable fashion.
  • Open letter to live tweeting aborter Angie Jackson from father of teen who died from RU-486 abortion Pro-life group plays hardball with UCLA over graphic display of aborted babies Planned Parenthood of Houston plans posh grand opening gala for huge abortuary Hitler/abortion billboard makes international news; Polish pro-lifers on fire New Stanek WND column, "The copycat who stopped live tweeting her abortion Abortion News and Information
  • It is common too for forensic scientists to experience identically profiled homicides in different countries at precisely the same time and well before media release, so they are not copycat killings.
  • Stunts filmed for the show have been connected to many copycat incidents worldwide.
  • The men who carried out both raids were Asian and detectives have not ruled out links between them but they are also considering that the second raid could have been a copycat crime.
  • Well, we're in the process now of overreacting to fairly small, possibly in part copycat, improvised and wholly unpersuasive attacks, if we want to dignify them with that name.
  • BLITZER: Eric, I think what Lou is driving at, that if it were not related, it could be a nightmare situation involving so-called copycats, a copycat kind of killing. CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2002
  • However, 44% of you feel that these reports should leave the gory details out and 39% feel they encourage copycat crimes.
  • Ronnie also noted that using the media as a scapegoat leads people to ignore problems that may exist in the homes and schools of those who commit so-called copycat crimes.
  • He learnt, albeit the hard way, that imitation or copycat music has no place on the international market, especially among the highly sophisticated American and European consumer publics.
  • But there's an easy way to stay ahead of copycats, which is to change the formula slightly. Buying Opportunities
  • In these circumstances we are almost bound to see an increase in copycat behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
  • With as much publicity and detail as this case has been given so far and will be given in the future, do you think it's going to spawn copycats?
  • At any rate, would you like me to link to your informative post about 'copycats' Homer? Say 'Hey'!
  • The film was a big hit with staff and a wave of copycat killings ensued. Times, Sunday Times
  • Last autumn he visited the emergency room after accidentally clipping his finger in a hedge trimmer, which seemed quite dire relative to the wheezing infant of freaked-out first-time parents, an elderly woman who gargled citronella torch fuel she mistook for mouthwash, and a teenager too stoned to notice or mind that his right foot pointed back instead of front, the result of a Jackass copycat stunt gone bad. Parents Behaving Badly
  • Several copycat versions of the thigh cream appeared almost immediately, such as Skinny Dip.
  • Your return is simply going to be dampened by other market copycats with the same idea.
  • He has the first mover advantage, and Air Deccan is fast establishing itself as an alternative to the bigger airlines, and also beginning to generate clones and copycats.
  • The Copycat Effect (NY: Simon and Schuster, 2004), and in forthcoming books, with further explorations in onomatology (the study of names) and toponomy (the study of places). Twilight Language
  • A rash of copycats, who now imitate the same trading tactics, will crimp his profit potential.
  • Look out for dodgy investment schemes and copycat websites made to look like official sites. The Sun
  • Victims search for cheap flights and come across copycat websites offering bargain deals. The Sun
  • They are copycats, without alternative ideas, who are simply aping the tactics of conservatives (magazines, radio, blogs) in hope of similar success.
  • Stone, meanwhile, is still facing a massive lawsuit alleging that Natural Born Killers, his satire of media exploitation of violence, is the cause of copycat killings.
  • Contrary to popular belief, though, this was at the bidding of the director, not the censors, after a spate of copycat crimes.
  • Some schools had copycat threats (two happened in suburban San Diego) others put new rules in effect, and many students used the event as a tool to get what they wanted.
  • The opportunity might be in local "copycats", like Kelkoo in Europe. Search: The Rise of Specialization
  • Crime reports in newspapers often encourage copycat crimes.
  • When Rosenfeld took over in 2006, the world's second-largest food company after Nestlé was content just to maintain market share against rival cream cheese brands and private-label copycats. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
  • Raising legal objections to a trademark violation can take 18 months of investigation, so copycats have plenty of time to take advantage of the time gap.
  • And literature will amount to the same thing: all writers are copycats.
  • Taking their name from the gods of Afro-Cuban religion, this group is changing the way that Cubans express themselves in music, and spawning a lot of copycats in the process.
  • Tilden is confident that the physics behind the robot that he spent 16 years designing will keep copycats at bay at least until next year.
  • He's flattered by copycats and loves Alien Ant Farm's cover of Smooth Criminal, including the video sendup of Jackson's quirks. Archive: Michael in the mirror
  • The strict precautions were imposed amid fears weapons could be smuggled inside to stage a copycat attack. The Sun
  • The loser of this copycat election will lament all the strategic gambits that fell short in the end.
  • Among changes he would like to see are fewer "copycats" of popular drugs and limits on direct-to-consumer advertising, both topics that have drawn attention from lawmakers. A Wolfe in Regulator's Clothing:
  • Even if the bombings are being done by just one or a few individuals rather than as part of a crime syndicate, the last thing we want is for others to follow, copycat fashion.
  • Thousands have been hit with bills of up to 1,000 after using copycat sites for often free services such as passport applications. The Sun
  • Bayliss struggles with his memories of the Adena Watson murder from Season One when a copycat crime (look for Chris Rock in a cameo here) reminds him of his most painful failure.
  • The length of the sentence was intended as a deterrent against copycat attacks. Times, Sunday Times
  • The clothes were copycatted straight from designer originals.
  • ‘Other cultures are the copycats and the Italians are the inventors,’ Mr Muratore said.
  • And don't steal their idea - a big warning on the front page reminds you there's a lawyer on retainer to thwart copycats.
  • The strict precautions were imposed amid fears weapons could be smuggled inside to stage a copycat attack. The Sun
  • Kubrick himself banned its showing after a series of copycat crimes were attributed to the influence of the film.
  • Police in Berlin are investigating whether an arson early today was a copycat crime.
  • The length of the sentence was intended as a deterrent against copycat attacks. Times, Sunday Times
  • If they were smart, they would have patented the idea, and used it to sue all these other copycats.
  • There were no copycat incidents, and Trondheim is again proud of its crime record.
  • Any coverage of suicide is subject to copycat behaviour. The Sun
  • Although there are similarities between the two cases, the source said that there was no evidence of a copycat killing. Times, Sunday Times
  • What I really want to know is this - are these copycat crimes of stupidity, or is there just this global trend in trying to solve one's problems by cutting off the unit?
  • These include a copycat of Andrx Labs LLC's Fortamet 500 milligram and 1 gram tablets for treating diabetes. Lupin Expects Better Operating Margin in Two Years
  • This ludicrously overrated copycat director gives a nonperformance to temper the ardor of his most slavish fans.
  • I hope someday that both countries become innovators, rather than lowballing copycats. China Menace?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
  • I'm thinking about the NAACP's symbolic burial of the "N" word - it might be interesting to monitor the effects & impact of that - I'm not big on copycatting, but if the NAACPs actions prove effective, maybe a ceremonial "R" word cremation is in order. Jig
  • Also be wary of copycat holiday websites. The Sun
  • Is the anthrax scare merely a copycat crime, or is bioterrorism the next step in some larger coordinated offensive?
  • It really matters now, now we can see that copycat politics is a busted flush. Times, Sunday Times
  • The copycat phenomenon is a danger to which the media may be contributing.
  • Of course, I have had the world of the internet at my fingertips, and with that the in-exhaustible lists of "copycat" recipe sites out there. Archive 2009-01-01
  • I wouldn't worry too much about copycat behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
  • A woman then attempted a copycat suicide yesterday morning. The Sun
  • Bright Leaf functions as a kind of dramatized home movie for/of his own relatives that keep me more interested in his films even as I grow annoyed with most of his copycats. Cinematical
  • The airline will triple the fuel tax on long-haul flights from £2.50 to between £6 and £8 in a move likely to trigger a wave of copycat hikes among other airlines.
  • The riot and rooftop protest lasted 25 days and sparked copycat disturbances in jails across Britain. Times, Sunday Times
  • Look out for dodgy investment schemes and copycat websites made to look like official sites. The Sun
  • Is the anthrax scare merely a copycat crime, or is bioterrorism the next step in some larger coordinated offensive?
  • The film was a big hit with staff and a wave of copycat killings ensued. Times, Sunday Times
  • Victims search for cheap flights and come across copycat websites offering bargain deals. The Sun
  • In an effort to clamp down on the production of such copies, Linchtenberg hired a private investigator to hang around furniture markets in the city and other areas to spot copycats.
  • In truth, they are the handiwork of Kilmer Sheehy copycats.

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