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What is happening in the US, for example, is not happening in Europe, but it is of course
characteristic
of some parts of the Middle East and Central Asia.
And, while muddling through is a
characteristic
response of complex political systems, it is deeply destructive.
"You hang on to beauty..." - this is the other
characteristic
that Kunze's poem ascribes to humanity.
Romano Prodi’s most important
characteristic
is not that he is Italian or left-of centre, but that he is a former prime minister of a large member state.
It is a panorama that is increasingly
characteristic
of modern-day Africa.
The impunity that is
characteristic
of these heinous crimes must stop.
Such infantile ploys have become all too
characteristic
of the PiS government, which has also refused to publish Polish Constitutional Tribunal decisions, as if this makes them legally non-binding.
The Houthis – and their leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi – are often described in the West as an “Iran-backed” group, a proxy description of the Houthis’ most politically salient characteristic: their adherence to Zaidism, a branch of Shia Islam.
Self-criticism, even more than innovation, is a defining
characteristic
of the West.
Indeed, similar patterns are
characteristic
of most post-modern societies.
Though admired in parts of eastern Libya under rebel control, Abdel-Jalil is a dour figure who lacks the charisma
characteristic
of revolutionary leaders.
One common characteristic, then and now, is a power shift.
Three Paths to AmericaPresident George W. Bush’s free-falling popularity, his loss of control over Congress, the nagging doubts about the economy, and most of all his discredited reputation as a result of the debacle in Iraq all magnify the
characteristic
weakness of lame-duck American presidents.
By 2011, anti-globalization rhetoric had largely faded, and globalization is thought of as not something to be neither fought nor cheered, but as a fundamental
characteristic
of the human story, in which disparate geographies and diverse themes are inextricably intertwined.
In his groundbreaking General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, John Maynard Keynes referred to “animal spirits” as “the
characteristic
of human nature that a large proportion of our positive activities depend on spontaneous optimism, rather than mathematical expectations, whether moral or hedonistic or economic.”
Markets are the products of a very basic human characteristic, namely the
characteristic
to trade, to barter, or exchange goods and services.
The salient
characteristic
of modern production is that it mobilizes a lot of knowhow – too much to fit in the head of any single person.
Though his memoirs paint a
characteristic
portrait of a leader who knew what he was doing, research for my new biography shows that his policy towards the crisis across the Mediterranean combined hope and frustration.
When Trump brags that he won by a landslide, he is engaging in his
characteristic
“truthiness.”
This has to do with another
characteristic
of the great ideas that define historical periods, namely the fact that they come from the margin of prevailing orthodoxies.
Where individuals were the central actors in the
characteristic
rituals of dominance and homage in European feudalism, in Hindu society the relationships were always defined in terms of caste groups.
Within 4-5 years Hungary may possess a more developed banking industry than neighboring and more affluent Austria, where state ownership and informal government interference remain
characteristic
in banking.
When it came, it carried Singh’s
characteristic
warmth.
For starters, it is not a national homeland, a
characteristic
that keeps many failing states from actually failing.
If, as Shakespeare suggested, a city is nothing but its people, the answer may lie in the
characteristic
patterns of connection, interaction, and exchange among residents.
The first temptation,
characteristic
of frightened societies, is a rush to embrace so-called "traditional" values, with their implications of withdrawal, closure, intolerance, and even hatred.
This latter form of unawareness – ignorance of one’s own ignorance – is Trump’s most troubling
characteristic.
Both have their
characteristic
benefits and costs.
We wonder whether it could happen to us: Is this catastrophe the result of some peculiar
characteristic
that we fortunately do not share?
Alzheimer’s disease was identified more than a century ago from autopsy results that showed
characteristic
brain lesions called “amyloid plaques.”
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