| 单词 | distinguishing characteristic |
| 例句 | The second distinguishing characteristic of these two examples is that in both cases little changes had big effects. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her husband, David Vanderwerf, 40, a teacher, offers another distinguishing characteristic: He walks with a cane. Cases of Mask-taken Identity 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z A third resembles a taller version of the dwarf Gimli from “The Lord of the Rings,” and that’s about it for distinguishing characteristics. Books of The Times: ‘No Easy Day,’ by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer 2012-09-02T18:35:49Z The most distinguishing characteristic of MacKenzie Bezos’ fiction is how she uses flattened emotion to portray the world in which her characters live. The lives of four damaged women intersect in MacKenzie Bezos’ ‘Traps’ 2013-03-08T18:22:10Z So each play tries to take advantage of its distinguishing characteristics. This Broadway Season, the Play’s Really the Thing 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Southern Arizona has a style of Mexican food all its own, one distinguishing characteristic being the use of homemade flour tortillas. Tucson Is a City That Encourages You to Explore 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z “He saw L.A.’s openness, both physically and temperamentally, as its great distinguishing characteristic.” Essential Arts & Culture: Pondering the Pritzker, dancing with Joffrey and touring with TMZ (and living to tell) 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z In fact, Cleary's Ramona doesn't just challenge the assumption that readers must learn "from" and "with" fictional characters; one of Ramona's distinguishing characteristics is rebelliousness. Cleary refused to teach kids how to be good — and generations of readers fell in love with Ramona 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z One of our town’s distinguishing characteristics is its proximity to nature: Rustling forests and rushing whitewater are close at hand. In the galleries: Watercolors, silkscreen, portraiture in Alexandria A distinguishing characteristic is its lack of a house style. 1111 Lincoln Road 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z If one were to itemize the distinguishing characteristics of the novel itself, the list might include gruesomely macabre, intellectually ambitious and historically vivid. How ‘The Alienist’ Finally Found a Screen 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z The company says that a distinguishing characteristic of the program is the behind-the-scenes calculation that looks at consumer engagement. Kimpton Now Rewards How You Act, Not Just How Long You Stay 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Asked to name Ms. Sangalo’s distinguishing characteristics, Mr. Mazzola listed the power of her voice, her charisma on the stage, her business savvy and her “integral” sense of who she is. Ivete Sangalo, a Brazilian Belter, Extends Her Reach 2013-08-16T20:36:28Z This abundance of prospects is a far cry from what Ramos faced when he first entered the business and was encouraged to conceal his distinguishing characteristics. With ‘In the Heights,’ Anthony Ramos Finds Stardom on His Own Terms 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z The distinguishing characteristic is that the burger is pressed thin on the hot griddle until its edges become crispy and caramelized. Through Three Neighborhoods, Revisiting Chicago’s Charms 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr Lanthimos’s hopeless characters speak in stilted fashion, seeking matches by advertising their distinguishing characteristics. Beachcombing 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Most foods naturally contain intrinsic fluorescent compounds, which means they glow under UV and visible light — the amount of and type of glow represent distinguishing characteristics. Maple syrup fraud undermines the authenticity of Canada’s ‘liquid gold’ 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z “The inviting openness of the Sierra woods is one of their most distinguishing characteristics,” John Muir said, describing how a horse rider could easily pass through the trees. Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “I’m thinking of Paris, for example. It’s a distinguishing characteristic, and it makes for a beautiful city.” As D.C.’s downtown struggles, Bowser looks skyward for answers 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z That, after all, is perhaps Young’s most distinguishing characteristic. After Chase Young showed promise in return, Markelle Fultz might know what’s next 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z “Definitely our unselfishness,” Bamba said when asked about the team’s distinguishing characteristics. WSU men’s basketball team has a clear goal this season: ‘make the NCAA tournament’ 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z In that time, my mustache became a distinguishing characteristic, soon followed by a goatee that would eventually, eventually, connect to my mustache and become a full beard. A man without a hairline 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Today, the most distinguishing characteristic on the outside of the building is the massive mural of jazz musician Duke Ellington, a replica of one that was once above the U Street Metro station. At historic Black D.C. landmark, a legacy of uplift carries on 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z She loves birds because of the fun facts and distinguishing characteristics, including some incredible superhero powers. Introducing city kids to nature in the hinterlands of Sardinia 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Two main distinguishing characteristics were the broad white rings around its eyes and its front-pointing whiskers. Report: Ghostly monkey among 224 new Mekong region species 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z As a result, ocean-spanning supply chains, the distinguishing characteristic of the age of globalization, are failing at multiple points. From ports to rail yards, global supply lines struggle amid virus outbreaks in the developing world 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z I find it important to mention one last thing: every country, every club should preserve – or even emphasise – its own identity and distinguishing characteristics. A bigger, more diverse European super league can help enrich football | Philipp Lahm 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z A distinguishing characteristic of the Senate, it was used very sparingly for decades — most notoriously to block social legislation such as civil rights bills. Analysis: In a polarized era, will impeachment become a new normal? 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The dashboard is expected to be as bare as the one in the Model 3, which seems a distinguishing characteristic of premium electric family cars. Volvo takes on Tesla with mass-market all-electric vehicle 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z The most critical question is, “What was the most distinguishing characteristic of the animal?” Residents believe cougars still roam New Hampshire’s forests 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Williams has another distinguishing characteristic: He has been arrested at least six times while protesting issues such as immigrant rights and President Trump’s Supreme Court choice. ‘Even While Losing,’ Councilman Sees a Way to Win: As Public Advocate 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z One of the distinguishing characteristics of Donald Trump’s presidency has been his loose relationship with facts. Analysis | Not just misleading. Not merely false. A lie. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Fifty of the state’s western counties then broke away, forming West Virginia, whose distinguishing characteristic at the time was a constitution that abolished slavery. Opinion | Corey Stewart airbrushes slavery out of Civil War history 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z He saw L.A.’s openness, both physically and temperamentally, as its great distinguishing characteristic. Richard Weinstein, who jumped from New York City politics to architecture deanship at UCLA, dies at 85 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z You might notice that spam tends to have certain distinguishing characteristics: a long list of recipient addressees, an originating address in Nigeria or Bulgaria, references to $1-million prizes or perhaps mention of Viagra. An AI That Knows the World Like Children Do 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Wheelchair-bound players lend sled hockey one of it’s other distinguishing characteristic. 10-year-old boy overcomes challenges to play sport he loves 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z My only distinguishing characteristic is that I hit it low. Editor's Letter: The Best Golf Of Your Life - Golf Digest 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z One of the distinguishing characteristics of Arms is the fighters themselves. Nintendo’s most important new games have nothing to do with Mario 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z A distinguishing characteristic of this draft class was the sheer number of top-shelf cornerbacks, yet they were almost afterthoughts. The Browns deal their way through a surprising first round of NFL draft 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z A distinguishing characteristic of Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld is that he repeated risks incurring disfavor by choosing “safety over service.” Metro repairs will again test riders’ patience in 2017 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z One of the distinguishing characteristics of the Trump administration centers on the insularity of its outlook. Make China Great Again 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The HTC Ultra’s other distinguishing characteristic is its second screen, which sits just above the main display and runs along the top of the phone. This Is HTC's Latest Attempt To Take On Apple and Samsung 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z She does not remember any distinguishing characteristics about the woman next to her. Sister of French Soccer Star Antoine Griezmann Recalls Terror of Paris Attacks 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z School officials found the comments were harassment, intimidation and bullying because they targeted a “distinguishing characteristic” under state law. Detention OK for 6th-grader who called vegetarians 'idiots' 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Justice Peckham does have one distinguishing characteristic and, as today’s political fight over the Supreme Court rages, it is rescuing him from obscurity. Supreme Court Fight Rescues a Justice From Obscurity 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z But to the film’s credit, its more distinguishing characteristic is an earnestness to recognize the small and large gestures of kindness that alter lives. Review: A mother’s faith is tested in ‘Miracles From Heaven’ 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Characters are drawn broadly without many distinguishing characteristics, and sometimes they don't appear at all — only their voice. In facing death, the game 'That Dragon, Cancer' embraces the complexities of life 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The distinguishing characteristics of the Crimson Tide are a stingy defense and a dominant running back in Derrick Henry. Alabama, Led by Jake Coker, Claws to Verge of College Football Playoff 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Norquist added that he thought that Mr. Bush was simply trying to make sure that Mr. Trump did not have some distinguishing characteristic in his plan that he failed to take on. Jeb Bush’s Populist Tack on Taxes Finds Echoes in Unlikely Sources 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z The items are all equally urgent and that sense of urgency seems also a distinguishing characteristic of our times, exacerbated by a life that is always online.” How to stop to-do lists ruining your life 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z There are two distinguishing characteristics that we believe separate us from most of our peers. 4 Conservative Growth Stocks Selling At Very Attractive Prices 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Like Mr. Stern, she pointed to Mr. Letterman’s originality and his smart brand of humor as distinguishing characteristics of his show. Prickly Innovator Counts Down to His Exit From Late Night 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Schuler said the distinguishing characteristic of the huge diamond being auctioned on Tuesday is its size and beautiful shape. Flawless 100-carat diamond could fetch $25 million at NY auction 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z But there are less obvious distinguishing characteristics as well. Scientists are hunting for black holes on the South Pole 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The game’s other distinguishing characteristic is its "parkour" feature – with Crane leaping across rooftops, shinning up telegraph poles or edging across gang planks. 'Dying Light' seeks new spin on well-used zombie theme 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The launch deprives Samsung of one of its key distinguishing characteristics since large displays were something of a unique selling point for Samsung. Samsung's Q4 Earnings: Weakness in Smartphones Could Be Tempered By Semiconductor Growth 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Corruption of the electoral process and abysmal financial stewardship are two of the more distinguishing characteristics of the past 40 years. Think about D.C. home rule before voting This is one of the most distinguishing characteristics of resilience: Your ability to continue to aim high and reach for it, as opposed to lowering your standards, expectations, or efforts. How To Know If You're Truly Resilient 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Drinking is the distinguishing characteristic of the running group. The methods, myths and mysteries of hashing We categorize life on Earth in an ascending order of complexity and distinguishing characteristics: The Anthropocene Part 2: Can Humans Go Extinct? 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Hammer was part of a committee in 2007 that identified three main, distinguishing characteristics of the disorder. Diagnosis, therapy help boy, 5, find his voice 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z It’s difficult, Mr. Gutierrez said, to authenticate current players’ signatures because the distinguishing characteristics examined by handwriting analysts are missing. The autograph lives on long after the boys of summer are gone 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z And in fact that's the most distinguishing characteristic of a woman. The people with a religious duty to have children 2013-05-17T07:05:20Z But its distinguishing characteristic are its cards — tidy little summaries which show up based on cues such as your location and past actions rather than waiting until you’ve explicitly asked for them to appear. Google Now On the iPhone and iPad 2013-04-30T09:00:00Z When to Act Fast The distinguishing characteristic of stroke symptoms is their sudden onset. Personal Health: Too Young to Have a Stroke? Think Again 2012-09-03T16:42:45Z The other distinguishing characteristic of Boyle's film-making is the energy with which he tells his stories. Danny Boyle: artist, entertainer and all-round good bloke 2012-07-26T14:20:29Z The distinguishing characteristic for astronomers would be this difference in radius, and of course the presence of an actually observable surface rather than an event horizon. Black Holes are Everywhere 2012-06-11T16:45:00.417Z But it was the distinguishing characteristic of Christianity that its moral influence was not indirect, casual, remote, or spasmodic. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z This was consequently a distinguishing characteristic of the Friars in the early days of the Order. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Lightness, delicacy and grace are the distinguishing characteristics of Hepplewhite work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Payer, however, with that quickness which is one of his distinguishing characteristics, immediately ran back some twelve miles to the other party, and obtained assistance. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z But he wants, to my thinking, that pure and colorless impartiality of inquiry and judgment which is Huxley's distinguishing characteristic. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Progress is the distinguishing characteristic of this first period; the boy is the centre of influences increasing in number, and deliberately planned to promote his well-being. Boy Labour and Apprenticeship 2012-03-30T02:00:18.807Z Asceticism was the distinguishing characteristic of the early Church, and the doctrine of the community of goods was practically received by the Church for two hundred years, and is so received by many to-day. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Piety, purity, and goodness, were her distinguishing characteristics. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z I have known many noble physicians in practice there; indeed, I am persuaded that heroism and devotion are, perhaps, their distinguishing characteristics. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z Directness was his most distinguishing characteristic, and, whether he appealed to the head or the heart, he went straight to the mark.... Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z The distinguishing characteristic of the brigandage of the nineteenth century is that it scrupulously observes all legal forms, and is conducted in the name of honor, honesty, good morals and "sound finance." Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z Imagine that you’ve suddenly landed in the middle of a giant megalopolis without any street names or building addresses or distinguishing characteristics and no working GPS. A Closer Look at Google Public DNS 2012-02-25T22:34:01Z His distinguishing characteristic is the depth of his shades, the somewhat disproportioned length of his figures, and an inclination to the capricious in his actions and composition. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z What is the great distinguishing characteristic of man? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z As false assumptions, however, often involve very great moral guilt, it may be important to develope some of the distinguishing characteristics of assumptions of this class. Doctrine of the Will 2012-01-22T03:00:26.997Z This breed might with good reason be divided into more families, but it is usual to rank as Polands all fowls with their chief distinguishing characteristic, a full, large, round, compact tuft on the head. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z Chastity or unmarried life was a distinguishing characteristic of each. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z The distinguishing characteristics of these species are given in Table 1. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z This extraordinary faculty of intense and continuous exertion both of mind and body, was his distinguishing characteristic through life. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Aristotle believed circular motion to be a distinguishing characteristic of perfection. Lives Overlap on the Track in Brooklyn?s McCarren Park 2011-12-26T18:23:46Z But their distinguishing characteristic is the far-seeing organization, by which the capital is turned over with unexampled rapidity, and no unsaleable stock is kept on hand. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The distinguishing characteristic of this style of decoration is that dotted lines are used instead of lines which are continuous. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Consciousness actually means for us the distinguishing characteristic of the psychic life, and psychology is the science of the content of consciousness. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z The worship of ancestors is a marked and distinguishing characteristic of the religious system of Southern Africa. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z It is possible that the common occurrence of saltpetre as an efflorescence on walls might naturally lead to its use, but in any event its distinguishing characteristics are nowhere mentioned. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Gentleness was ever and always her distinguishing characteristic. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z The distinguishing characteristics of commercial binding, and at the same time its greatest weaknesses, are the machine sewing and the insecure way in which the book is fastened into the cover. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Their distinguishing characteristic, and that which has won for them the high repute in which they are held, is the union of cheapness with remarkable efficiency. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z They all bear marks of that republican simplicity and unerring good taste which were among his distinguishing characteristics. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z In all probability the art originated among the Eastern nations, where the working of gold and the use of gold ornaments have been distinguishing characteristics from the most remote periods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The growing sense of the people—the result of English education—has now-a-days greatly diminished the amount of indecency which was one of the distinguishing characteristics of former days on such an occasion. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The distinguishing characteristic of the present age, is the freedom of inquiry and discussion which prevails upon all subjects; and most particularly upon religious subjects. Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities 2011-10-12T02:00:53.650Z A distinguishing characteristic of this kind of business is the unceasing encounter by our lumbermen with the blood-thirsty millions of flies who swarm and triumph over these sanguinary fields. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z "Siegfried," "Beowulf," and "Lucifer," all typify the Anglo-Saxon spirit of revolt, that love of freedom and that strong individualism which has always been the distinguishing characteristic of the Low Germans. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z The bright yellow color and bitter taste of the inner bark, due to tannic acid, are distinguishing characteristics. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z On the right-hand page are vivid illustrations; on the left, the information: distinguishing characteristics, behaviors, habitat, a map showing the season-by-season range across the continent. Bertel Bruun, ?Birds of North America? Designer, Dies at 73 2011-10-05T02:44:14Z She had, indeed, that air of having spent her life in the office which was her distinguishing characteristic in any atmosphere. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z The absence of almost all orderly sequence of thought, and this total disregard of the paramount artistic obligations of form, are the distinguishing characteristics of the mystic writings. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z Antonius made many small pattern violins, which possess in the highest degree the distinguishing characteristic of the family—a sweet but not powerful tone. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z But one of the distinguishing characteristics of Christianity is its universality. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z It is this belief, rather than any particular tenets resulting from it, that I regard as the distinguishing characteristic of the classical tradition, and as hitherto the main obstacle to a scientific attitude in philosophy. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z Throughout the first three-quarters of the period between the accession of James I. and that of Queen Anne, massiveness and solidity were the distinguishing characteristics of all work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z The distinguishing characteristics are found in the dwarfed, useless front legs and the absence of scales upon the antennae. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z In other words, what are the distinguishing characteristics of tone of the violins made by Nicholas Amati, Antonius Stradiuarius, and Joseph Guarnerius. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z He was not content with deciding upon merely superficial appearances, but wished to rest his demonstrations upon a mathematical basis, by defining, anatomically, the distinguishing characteristics of different types. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z The research looked at monitoring for signature gestures, movements and other distinguishing characteristics. Virtual people to get ID checks 2011-07-29T00:12:50Z By this, he meant that his long experience allowed him to spot “distinguishing characteristics” on munitions that are trademarks of Iranian manufacturing. At War: Weapons Retrieved in Iraq Point to Iran 2011-07-25T19:12:32Z In consequence of their innocence of water as a cleansing medium, the "huskies," as the Peary party affectionately termed them, had two very distinguishing characteristics not entirely pleasing to more civilised people. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Charity and hospitality are distinguishing characteristics of western people. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z These groups I shall call primary varieties, not in the sense of distinct creations, but as offering obvious and well-defined distinguishing characteristics. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z True it is that most prologues and epilogues are short, but that is not their distinguishing characteristic. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Separation from the body politic, rather than a desire to participate in its activities, was a distinguishing characteristic of those monks who formed the nucleus of the Catholic Church of this country. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z A fondness for dancing is another distinguishing characteristic of this people. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Attributes are but the distinguishing characteristics of modes, and how can that be infinite which is only the quality of finity? A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z Thus, it has been seen that Sibilet, as early as 1548, had clearly perceived the distinguishing characteristic of the French genius. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z While wheat and wine constitute the staples of French agriculture, its distinguishing characteristic is the variety of its products. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z While one of the distinguishing characteristics of the new boom is the tendency to remain private for a longer period, the IPO pipeline is nevertheless filling up with Internet names. Internet Boom 2.0 is here 2011-05-08T17:11:36Z All the several classes have peculiar and distinguishing characteristics; but in the relation of antecedence and sequence,—their relation as causes or agents producing effects,—no distinction can be perceived. A Review of Edwards's 2011-04-27T02:00:19.047Z But Mr. Sebastian Bach Simpson was not apt to be diffident about any distinguishing characteristic of his own. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Perhaps it is connected with that distinguishing characteristic of his grammar which divides the world into the masculine and the feminine, the male and the female. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic of his style, is its perfect equality of expression. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The authority to act for God is committed to the Church, as the organized community of believers, and, indeed, authority is a distinguishing characteristic of the Church. A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-14T03:01:04.693Z Intellectual and moral uprightness is the distinguishing characteristic of modern infidelity. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z The distinguishing characteristic of Chopin's piano-playing was his lovely musical and poetic tone, his warm and emotional coloring, and his impassioned utterance. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z The hotel and tea-house girl belongs rather to the geisha class, whose loud, harsh voices and artificial, coarse laughter are distinguishing characteristics. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z All the three sets of Hydræ have certain features in common, while they have other distinguishing characteristics marking them as distinct individuals. Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. 2011-03-07T03:00:13.343Z In addition to his power to learn and his consciousness of his own existence, the spiritual personality possessed, from "the beginning," the distinguishing characteristic of every intelligent, conscious, thinking being—an independent and individual will. A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-14T03:01:04.693Z His face was hatchet like, its distinguishing characteristic being a pair of pale blue eyes. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Porcelain has this distinguishing characteristic, that when held up to a strong light it appears translucent, unlike fayence, which is perfectly opaque. The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods 2011-02-28T03:00:33.843Z Animals thus revered by ancestor-worshippers always have the distinguishing characteristic that they have once been human beings; and spirits, unless they appear as animals, are always invisible. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z In public life his distinguishing characteristics have been fidelity to friends and party, and the courage and intrepidity with which, regardless of considerations personal to himself, his opinions have been maintained. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z What is one of the most distinguishing characteristics of mica? Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z But the distinguishing characteristic of its flora is not the possession of any plant elsewhere unknown, but the abundance of individuals and species, which the island displays. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z The distinguishing characteristic of the trustee savings bank is mutuality. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Sledge-hammer orthodoxy was not exactly the distinguishing characteristic of Martin Luther. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z Between the initial Prelude and closing Gigue the Suite includes a number of characteristic French dance measures, whose rhythm is their distinguishing characteristic. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z But Iris couldn't seem to think of any very distinguishing characteristics that fitted him. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z Their distinguishing characteristics were patent to view,--the ridiculous vanity of the woman and the man's indolence and love of eating and drinking. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z What are the distinguishing characteristics of worms?Give the classes of worms, and the authority for this classification.What kind of soil do earthworms seem to prefer? A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z Still, I think they represent broadly the dominant distinguishing characteristics of the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish as fighting men. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z It was said to be much greater in man than in woman and was regarded as a distinguishing characteristic of the male sex. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z A distinguishing characteristic of the best Greek sculpture is its simplicity. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Each city has its distinguishing characteristics, but certain types are to be found all over the country. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z What are the distinguishing characteristics of birds?Give the orders of birds, with the characteristics of each order and an example of each. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z You want to choose a name that will last and, if possible, will embody both your values and your company’s distinguishing characteristics. How to Choose the Best Name For Your Business 2010-06-23T06:38:00Z Dr. Moreno notes that one of the distinguishing characteristics of early adolescence is the “imaginary audience” — the self-conscious feeling that everybody is watching you. Teens Take High Risks for a Virtual Audience 2010-06-14T20:57:00Z The system will do that by cross-referencing information such as a person's nationality, countries visited recently, age, distinguishing characteristics, and even partial names. U.S. Revamps Air-Passenger Screening 2010-04-02T04:00:00Z And it’s especially disconcerting to think that while so many were preoccupied by Clinton’s “distinguishing characteristic,” Osama bin Laden was most likely preoccupied with attacking the United States. The President and the Prosecutor 2010-02-19T21:16:00Z Latin name seems rather associated with the thought of the other great distinguishing characteristic of the Romans, their capacity for law. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil It unfortunately happens that in a very large number of cases these names are ill chosen, and do not in any way refer to the distinguishing characteristics of the species to which they are applied. Butterflies and Moths (British) Asclepliada�ce�, an order of gamopetalous Dicotyledons, the distinguishing characteristic of which is that the anthers adhere to the five stigmatic processes, the whole sexual apparatus forming a single mass. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The distinguishing characteristic of his life as a bishop was his insistence on poverty as the principal element of his existence. Catholic Churchmen in Science Prime matter was supposed to be absolutely without distinguishing characteristics of its own. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time The distinguishing characteristic of the early palaces in this city is solidity, which rises from the fact that they were also fortresses. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Is it a mere generic unity, reached by abstraction, and therefore leaving out all the distinguishing characteristics of the particulars under it? Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Their home instinct, which is, of course, their distinguishing characteristic, is very marvellous. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 The fantastic buffoonery and the indiscriminate prodigality of learning, which were to the outward eye the distinguishing characteristics of Pantagruel, found however more imitators than the poetical sentiment of the Heptameron. A Short History of French Literature The name Discomycetes, "disk-like fungi," does not give an accurate idea of the distinguishing characteristics of this sub-family, the discoid form only belonging to the plants of one of its groups. Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous That would not be a distinguishing characteristic of the Turanian or nomad languages; for in Hebrew as well as in Sanskrit, conjugation and declension were originally formed on the same principle. Lectures on The Science of Language DISTRICT, a word denoting in its more general sense, a tract or extent of a country, town, &c., marked off for administrative or other purposes, or having some special and distinguishing characteristics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Of Ramsay's less important pastorals, the distinguishing characteristics are their simplicity, their tenderness, and their freedom from aught didactic. Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series The distinguishing characteristic of the American city boy is his genius for organization. The Children of the Poor Changed "charactertistics" to "characteristics" on page 3 of part 2: "the distinguishing characteristics." Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous Proceeding to draw a comparison between the French and German methods, he defined their distinguishing characteristics and brought out the conspicuous merits of both with a lofty impartiality. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels Plain, solid, common sense was the distinguishing characteristic of his mind as it was of Mr. Henry's. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Refinement of tone is not the distinguishing characteristic of satire of this sort. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Nature of the Radiations The nature of the radiation is a distinguishing characteristic, though similarity here does not prove identity of substances. A Brief Account of Radio-activity From these, it would seem that the mode of love-making was much the same among all classes, often lacking that polish and refined expression which are distinguishing characteristics nowadays. Folk-lore of Shakespeare And if the circulation of matter through different canals from an inner point is the distinguishing characteristic of life we must reckon all animals as dead which either have no heart or several hearts. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" I suppose Mr. Lewis Carroll has done more to develop this distinguishing characteristic than any other contributor to our Letters. Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation In opposition to the observations of Kuntze, the occurrence of granules was not found to be variable; it was, indeed, so constant as to constitute a distinguishing characteristic between the two types. The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente "That is generally the distinguishing characteristic of all Calvinist schoolmasters." Eyes Like the Sea The woodchuck has one other distinguishing characteristic which deserves reference, that is his ability as a sleeper. Old Plymouth Trails Of life in general Herr Duehring can only tell us "The change in the form of matter which fulfills itself by plastic constructive arrangement remains a distinguishing characteristic of the individual life-process." Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" George Moutard Woodward, whose productions he sometimes honoured by etching, and whose distinguishing characteristics are carelessness and often bad drawing, follows him at a respectful distance. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. It has been often made a subject of dispute, What is the distinguishing characteristic of man? Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature It is the distinguishing characteristic of modern painting. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors Of that long and stately march of creation with which the records of the stony science bring us acquainted, the distinguishing characteristic is progress. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Their grand distinguishing characteristic is their unswerving and perfect truth. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative In connection with the dry goods store, the distinguishing characteristics of cotton, wool, linen, and silk were emphasized and illustrated by the samples collected for the store and by the clothing worn by the children. Primary Handwork Not attention simply—like that with which the cat watches by the hole of a mouse—but attention which arrives at results of abstraction, is the distinguishing characteristic of educative beings. Pedagogics as a System The poetry of primitive races has no distinguishing characteristics except metre or rhythm. History of Human Society Closely associated with this is the power of life, or vitality, which is the most distinguishing characteristic of organic structure; since we find nothing similar to this in the inorganic creation. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) And where is that peaked forehead which according to all written accounts and many portraits, was the distinguishing characteristic of his face? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) The style called Louis Quatorze following on the Renaissance in Germany, England, Spain, Italy, and France, assumed in each of these countries distinguishing characteristics, into which we have not time to enter now. Needlework As Art Lockhart, one of whose distinguishing characteristics throughout life was shyness and reserve, was no speaker. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 This was their distinguishing characteristic to the Roman, they were wood-men. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time But the distinguishing characteristics in this classification are crude and purely external, and they find no place in hæmatology. Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological The stem is the distinguishing characteristic of trees, separating them from all other groups of plants. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination Following the method indicated above, we determine its distinguishing characteristics, its extent, its duration, its quantity or importance. Introduction to the Study of History Modesty which fitted him like a garment, charming manners, the demeanor of a gentleman, cool but fearless bearing in action, were his distinguishing characteristics. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War This is, by the way, a distinguishing characteristic of this disease, differentiating it from smallpox where the pustules are more persistent and where the breaking out is more general. Rural Hygiene But what is the principal distinguishing characteristic of his art is the hitherto unprecedented power, depth, transparency and harmony of his colouring. Six Centuries of Painting The wild flowers of August have their own distinguishing characteristics. Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The distinguishing characteristic, which gives name to the species, can be seen only by the aid of a strong microscope. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth There are many varieties of sea-anemones, and although all possess the same distinguishing characteristics, they vary in the form and color of the open flower. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly In female education, too much care cannot be taken to form all those habits in morals and in manners, which are distinguishing characteristics of amiable women. Practical Education, Volume II The distinguishing characteristic of the true netsuké is two holes admitting of a string being run through them. The Empire of the East They were all tall and fair and pretty, but the minister's quick eye soon noted distinguishing characteristics. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro Its distinguishing characteristic is sufficiently constant to make the recognition of the species a matter of ease. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth The distinguishing characteristic of ether light-waves is their extreme rapidity of vibration, which has been calculated to range from 700 billion movements per second for violet rays to 400 billion for red rays. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use They are now so common, that they cannot be considered as the distinguishing characteristics of even a gentlewoman's education. Practical Education, Volume II They partake of the qualities common to the general run of Sumatras without distinguishing characteristics. All About Coffee Their complexion was various: some were dark, and others were not so swarthy as even Mr. Birkbeck; but he saw none of the copper-colour, which he had imagined to be their distinguishing characteristic. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The dense yellow hairs at the base of the stem appear to constitute the distinguishing characteristic. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth The ears are very curious, having a tuft of bristling hair on the very point; indeed, this ear ornament is a distinguishing characteristic of all the varieties of the lynx tribe. Harper's Young People, January 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Its colour is a greyish-brown, with black and white bands, its distinguishing characteristic. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Its distinguishing characteristic is the desire to have its superiority acknowledged without wounding the feelings of the sensitive, and an explanation of its peculiarity can be found in the sad fate of the Jews. Jewish Literature and Other Essays What would you pronounce the distinguishing characteristic of my works? Macaria The possession of a stomach or receptacle for food is accordingly a distinguishing characteristic of the animal system. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes To alter it in any way would be to deprive it of all distinguishing characteristics. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It arises from the confusion of two things essentially different--the limits of a being, and its determinate and distinguishing characteristics. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles What, then, are the distinguishing characteristics of this Puritan idea or influence? Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Nature is every where the same; and I presume, whether in a bath at Stamboul, a Parisian saloon, or a drawing-room in London, a similar love of gossip is their distinguishing characteristic. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 The English or Anglo-Saxon race is essentially the same in its more distinguishing characteristics. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader Has MacLure now been presented to us with full showing of his distinguishing characteristics or not? and do we find in him a vital human nature? The Writing of the Short Story In this definition we find laid down the two distinguishing characteristics of a Sacrament as given above. Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries I beg leave to raise this question here because I believe there are people who advance the redness of this acid as a distinguishing characteristic. Discovery of Oxygen, Part 2 Though sprightliness is the distinguishing characteristic of Rosalind, as of Beatrice, yet we find her much more nearly allied to Portia in temper and intellect. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical The distinguishing characteristic of the Venetian pictures is their glowing color. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe We don't have to go to the books or to the stakes to tell each particular variety, as each variety has its distinguishing characteristics. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. Virility, in short, is the distinguishing characteristic of the talent of this woman. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science The R sound, the chief distinguishing characteristic of the old Lower dialect, of course does not occur, as there are no means of indicating it in the Cherokee syllabary. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 The one distinguishing characteristic upon which all observers agree when comparing the houses of England with those of any other country is the importance given to the idea of a “home.” The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Vol. 01, No. 12, December 1895 English Country Houses His distinguishing characteristics are feebleness and precipitancy of judgment. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 4: Joseph de Maistre The distinguishing characteristic of this beautiful product is its lustrous glazing, which varies in form from white to yellow and through graded tints to a dark leaden hue. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 One reply to this objection is that the distinguishing characteristic of life is this very power of original, spontaneous movement. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal What are the distinguishing characteristics of a fine gentleman?—perfect knowledge of the world—perfect independence of character—notoriety—command of cash—and inordinate success with the women. Rookwood Has the root an any distinguishing characteristics peculiarly fitting it to suggest choking or pressure? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Its distinguishing characteristic is the extent to which quotations from contemporary authorities are introduced, with the purpose of throwing light upon the social usages, manners, and methods of thought of the Anglo-Saxons and Normans. The Jacobite Rebellions (1689-1746) (Bell's Scottish History Source Books.) Its chief distinguishing characteristic is the rattle at the end of tail. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot One of the distinguishing characteristics in its annals was the abuse of the common prejudice for political purposes, or for the gratification of private passion. The Superstitions of Witchcraft Pathos, and a close, keen representation of human experience, are her distinguishing characteristics. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy We were always far larger than normal in comparison to our environment, and the main distinguishing characteristics of the landscape were obvious—the blind gully, with the round pit, for instance, or the ramp slide. Beyond the Vanishing Point Caryota urens is commonly known as the Fishtail palm, and on account of that distinguishing characteristic deserves a place in any good collection. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse The shells of these turtles are soft and the head has the distinguishing characteristic of a pointed nose. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot The tree nymphs partook of the distinguishing characteristics of the particular tree to whose life they were wedded, and were known collectively by the name of the Dryades. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome For the distinguishing characteristics of the Authorized Version, the beauty of its rhythm, the vigor of its native Saxon vocabulary, there is little to prepare one in the comment of its translators or their predecessors. Early Theories of Translation The distinguishing characteristics of Antonio Maceo were intense love of Cuba, courage that knew no fear, and a natural genius for war. Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child. The distinguishing characteristics of the political articles written by Charles Mackay are their manly and thoroughly independent spirit, avoiding alike fulsome adulation and indiscriminate abuse. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic of Thackeray was, that he was a gentleman, and that his good-breeding and his manliness were essentially of the English pattern. My Contemporaries In Fiction But to Darrell the pre-eminently distinguishing characteristic of that face was the eyes. At the Time Appointed This is the distinguishing characteristic of a gentleman and a man of the world. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II A distinguishing characteristic of this cabbage is its deep, shining-green color; the plants being readily known from their peculiar, varnished, or glossy appearance. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. “What are the distinguishing characteristics of these temperaments?” How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony The two distinguishing characteristics of the house are one low price to all, and extreme courtesy. Pushing to the Front The reedbuck's distinguishing characteristic is a sharp whistle, which he sounds shrilly when alarmed. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Analyzing the conditions and determining the vital, distinguishing characteristics. A Guide to Methods and Observation in History Studies in High School Observation The pellicle in which the small bulbs are enclosed is rose-colored; and this is its principal distinguishing characteristic. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. In the tasting-room we were shown a variety of sparkling hocks and moselles, the former with all the distinguishing characteristics of fine Rhine wine, the older samples having gained considerably in softness. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines Location.—A line drawn from Deneb, in Cygnus, to Altair, in Aquila, and prolonged an equal distance, terminates in Sagittarius about 10° east of its distinguishing characteristic, the Milk Dipper. A Field Book of the Stars And the most deadly of all was the small one whose distinguishing characteristic was its wings, which crossed over its back. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Carabineers were at first some Basque and Gascon horsemen in the French service, whose peculiarly distinguishing characteristic was a skilful use in the saddle of a short firearm. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy So far as the rule of Mr. Adams was marked by any distinguishing characteristic, it was by a care for the material welfare of the people. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series The quality of the voice is its most distinguishing characteristic, and it is upon its cultivation and improvement that the greatest efforts of the student should be spent. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Thus, in accordance with modern ideas, were combined in Goethe's training the practical and the theoretical—a combination which is the distinguishing characteristic of his productive activity. The Youth of Goethe The marble work, which forms the most distinguishing characteristic of this palatial abode, receives its entire shape and finish in the basement and first floor of the building. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Blyth mentions another distinguishing characteristic—it is not only larger than the other Gibbons, but it possesses an inflatable laryngeal sac. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Meekness was never a distinguishing characteristic of his nature; and attack invariably stung him into defiance or counter-attack. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters The great distinguishing characteristic of a Mason is sympathy with his kind. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry One distinguishing characteristic of all Dr. Caird's sermons—and, indeed, of everything to which he applies himself—is that they are carefully and conscientiously manipulated. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities Of the man himself perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic is dynamic energy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-17 Early Minoan II.—The distinguishing characteristic of the second period of Early Minoan is the greater freedom and originality shown in the designs of the vases. The Sea-Kings of Crete A passion for blacking is a distinguishing characteristic of his military caste; and his natural love of licking the boots of members of the many royal families of the Fatherland was finding its full expression. Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl The rendering of the songs in the plays—it is chiefly in the plays of Mr. Yeats that they appear—is a distinguishing characteristic of their production. Irish Plays and Playwrights His indifference to place, pelf and power is His distinguishing characteristic. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers It is not, however, that they are ashamed of being grown men, and want to go back to babyhood, for by some extraordinary perversity, they fancy unalterable gravity to be the distinguishing characteristic of wisdom. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 438 Volume 17, New Series, May 22, 1852 The broad checkered band on the inner margin forms the distinguishing characteristic. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 He had several distinguishing characteristics, as is apt to be the case with gentlemen of his age and experience. Gypsy Breynton The distinguishing characteristic of the art of the Abbey Players is naturalness. Irish Plays and Playwrights Flesh thin, or becoming so abruptly at the margin; the veil is somewhat double, which is a distinguishing characteristic of this tribe. Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Memory Distinguished from Apperception.—The distinguishing characteristics of memory as a re-presentation in the mind of a former experience is evidently the mental attitude known as recognition. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education "Invariably to see the general in the particular is the distinguishing characteristic of genius," says Schopenhauer. We Philologists Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Volume 8 But even this distinguishing characteristic, in place of wishing to recognise the supernatural existence of a tangible personality, ascends likewise through all the stages that lead to that zenith, with ever-increasing energy and clearness. Homer and Classical Philology One white wing bar is a distinguishing characteristic, and a better one is the difference in color of the two mandibles; the upper one is black and the lower one yellow. Some Winter Days in Iowa Did you think your only distinguishing characteristic was the shape of your face? The Hidden Places Little Fuzzy was actually making a symbolic representation, by abstracting the distinguishing characteristic of the damnthing.” Little Fuzzy And here the original bent of his genius was early developed; subtlety, profoundness, and intense subjectivity of thought were noticed as the distinguishing characteristics of his mind. Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors How will the reading of such authors improve the teaching ability of elementary teachers?What are the distinguishing characteristics of the vitalized teacher? The Vitalized School This mental habit not only remained with him as he grew into manhood, it may be said to have been through life one of his most distinguishing characteristics. Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry Others cannot be marked by acceptable distinguishing characteristics, so it is not possible to make logical definitions for all terms. Public Speaking This is the case with the modern Jews and many other people who have strongly-marked, peculiar, or distinguishing characteristics. The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States The "Necks" are Scandinavian in locality, and that desire for immortal life which is their distinguishing characteristic is very touching. Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books I think one of the distinguishing characteristics of a gentleman, and what makes the society of educated gentlemen so pleasant, is that their language is appropriate without effort. Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses But if we glance at some of its other sources, we shall find at the same time certain distinguishing characteristics of Othello. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth Indicate the line around the term as distinguishing characteristics, and you will clearly see how accurate a logical definition is. Public Speaking It had been said that to call this or that doctrine the distinguishing characteristic of a particular Church was so far forth to separate it from the Church Catholic. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century His distinguishing characteristic was the power of assuming different shapes. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader He was always serene and thoughtful, impressing all who knew him with that spirituality which was his most distinguishing characteristic. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson "Maybe," said the private secretary, and he went out, shutting the door behind him with the bat-like softness and precision that was his distinguishing characteristic. Empire Builders The main difficulty is in finding exact and satisfying distinguishing characteristics. Public Speaking To one unacquainted with the facts of vertebrate comparative anatomy, the distinguishing characteristics of the primates seem to be trivial in nature. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope The virile intelligence of Paris journalism and the nimble and adventurous inquisitiveness, which are its normally distinguishing characteristics, have gone, like everything else, to the front. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 Now the young doctor of the "Vega" had told them, as had the proprietor of the Red Anchor, in Brooklyn, that laziness was one of the distinguishing characteristics of Patrick O'Donoghan. The Waif of the "Cynthia" Written system, which is the distinguishing characteristic of Transitory Management, is somewhat limited in its scope, but its usefulness is by no means impaired. The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste Our reformatories are peopled by young persons whose distinguishing characteristic is that inhibition is undeveloped or defective. The Fertility of the Unfit A distinguishing characteristic of everything belonging to the early and Middle Ages of Christianity is the picturesque. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century They are very rocky, but they want granite, the distinguishing characteristic of primitive mountains. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America Idleness and luxury are not among the distinguishing characteristics of the descendants of the Puritans.... New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 Next to the color, the hair is the most distinguishing characteristic of the Negro, but the two characteristics do not vary with each other. The Negro But the distinguishing characteristic of all defectives, within or without our public institutions, is defective inhibition,—they are unable to control the spontaneous impulses that continually arise, and which may indeed be normal. The Fertility of the Unfit The second distinguishing characteristic of naval warfare which relates to the communication idea is not so well marked, but it is scarcely less important. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy English playgoers recognize but vaguely the distinguishing characteristics of actors and actresses, whose fame has been won wholly by their performances on the other side of the Atlantic. Mary Anderson A third brother, Giuseppe, was added to the group, of whom vacillation was the distinguishing characteristic. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 Thomas à Kempis preaches a Christianity of the heart; but he does not exhibit the distinguishing characteristics of Mysticism. Christian Mysticism Distinguishing Characteristic Of Masterly Salesmanship You will recall that in a previous chapter the ability to discriminate was stated as the distinguishing characteristic of masterly salesmanship. Certain Success These drills may be conducted by asking for brief statements on the greatest service or the most distinguishing characteristic of the great men and women met with in the course. The Teaching of History Yet it is the astounding rapidity with which the mental processes develop that forms the distinguishing characteristic of the infancy of man. The Nervous Child The same clear-sightedness and impartial sympathy, which are such distinguishing characteristics of his dramatic studies of human thought and emotion, are obvious in Browning's Shelley essay. Life of Robert Browning A distinguishing characteristic of the trade unions of this time was the predominance in them of the foreign element. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States These sacred stones were termed beth-els, bætyli as the Greeks wrote the word, and they form a distinguishing characteristic of Semitic faith. Patriarchal Palestine One of its distinguishing characteristics is its wonderful passion for nature and for the beauty of natural objects. Reviews It is rare, indeed, that a person is encountered possessing such well-proportioned, evenly-balanced, distinguishing characteristics as it has been Mr. Gaston's lot to enjoy. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 5, February, 1885 The distinguishing characteristic of the adjective, appears to consist in its both naming a quality, and attributing that quality to some object. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Precisely the same with different handwritings—the peculiar and distinguishing characteristics of one would no more be present in others than would the personal counterparts of the authors be found in other individuals. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds It is easy to give instances of people whose distinguishing characteristic was idleness, but when they breathed the air of Birmingham, diligence became the predominant feature. An History of Birmingham (1783) That the distinguishing characteristics of Japanese architecture are due to the inherent race nature cannot for a moment be admitted. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Their most distinguishing characteristics can, at best, only be indicated. The Jericho Road Moore, in his "Constitutions," declares that "charity and hospitality are the distinguishing characteristics" of Masonry. Secret Societies This has ever been the distinguishing characteristic of the American institution of learning. Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. A Collection of Speeches and Messages The fable was brief, intense, and concerned with the distinguishing characteristics of the animal characters, who were endowed with human traits. A Study of Fairy Tales A recent writer in the London Daily Mail has illustrated afresh the futility of all attempts to catalogue the distinguishing characteristics of the Oriental. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic The distinguishing characteristics of the reform club is its religious spirit, its dependence upon God and its reliance upon prayer. Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink There are no mosquitoes here, but of a certain winged insect of various species, whose distinguishing characteristics are that the wings are transparent and have no cases or covers, there was a formidable army. Across China on Foot The energy which is one of the distinguishing characteristics of the American nation to-day was generated by Hamilton, might, indeed, be said to be the persistence and diffusion of his ego. The Conqueror But his great distinguishing characteristic is his sense of the mystic relations between man and nature. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Their distinguishing characteristic was reverence for the law; their religion was the religion of a book. The Life of Jesus of Nazareth In his plays, vivacity and quick humour are the distinguishing characteristics. Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 These I should preface with the explanation that Field always sought to preserve in his fiction some general and distinguishing characteristics of his Saints and Sinners, who were all real persons bearing their real names. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Effeminacy, drunkenness, gluttony, dissoluteness, and unnatural crimes were the distinguishing characteristics of his court. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 Are we to look upon such distinguishing characteristics as these—and others that could easily be singled out—as wholly and solely Titianesque of the early time? The Earlier Work of Titian His distinguishing characteristics are originality, spirit, and a profound knowledge of his subject, and in these particulars he has seldom been surpassed. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1808) Some classes of men are found to have that nameless but distinguishing characteristic of figure and aspect which marks out particular occupations and professions of mankind. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character The class is termed the genus, and the distinguishing characteristics of the different members of the class are termed the differentia. Composition-Rhetoric And this is the distinguishing characteristic of English farming generally. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's What first excited Mr. Wilson's suspicions was the charming simplicity and apparent truthfulness which, in common with all readers of Bernal Diaz, he has found to be the distinguishing characteristics of the narrative. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 This fact gives the most distinguishing characteristic to her literary methods. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy A distinguishing characteristic of platinum is its extreme ductility. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 Inexact Definitions.+—If the distinguishing characteristics are not properly selected, the definition though logical in form may be inexact, because the differentia do not exclude all but the term to be defined. Composition-Rhetoric Lord Macnaghten in his judgment said, when alluding to the distinguishing characteristics of an invented word: I do not think that it is necessary that it should be wholly meaningless. The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) His distinguishing characteristics are originality, spirit, and a profound knowledge of his subject, and in. these particulars he has seldom been surpassed. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1 With an Account of His Travels Round Three Parts of the Globe, Written By Himself, in Two Volumes And in such probabilities as these there are sometimes some unerring and peculiar distinguishing characteristics of things. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 The same love of religion, justice, and peace, was the distinguishing characteristic of both princes. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 So much simplicity combined with so much force of character, such natural sagacity united to such amiability and gentleness—these are the distinguishing characteristics of both.' Our Mutual Friend Freedom cannot, therefore, form the distinguishing characteristic of democratic ages. Democracy in America — Volume 2 The ghost, it appears,—with the pertinacity which was one of his distinguishing characteristics while alive,—insisted that he was the rightful proprietor of the site upon which the house stood. House of the Seven Gables The same clearsightedness and impartial sympathy, which are such distinguishing characteristics of his dramatic studies of human thought and emotion, are obvious in Browning's Shelley essay. Life of Robert Browning But it had also, in his mind, a distinguishing characteristic, which raised it above the sphere of merely artistic criticism. Life and Letters of Robert Browning It is not "good policy," and policy is the distinguishing characteristic of this day and age. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 One of the distinguishing characteristics of a democratic period is the taste all men have at such ties for easy success and present enjoyment. Democracy in America — Volume 2 Unfortunately, he was not acquainted with the fatal obstinacy which is the distinguishing characteristic of the Chalusse family. Baron Trigault's Vengeance We will point out briefly the distinguishing characteristics of these different categories of crowds. The Crowd; study of the popular mind And where is that peaked forehead which, according to all written accounts and many portraits, was the distinguishing characteristic of his face? Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers That Carlyle was "an undignified human being," I can well believe; for he was the wisest of his day, and dignity is the distinguishing characteristic of the dodo and the donkey. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Intelligence and instinct being common, then, though in different degrees, to animals and man, what is the distinguishing characteristic of the latter? What is Property? A sedentary literary life has helped to increase the morbid love of solitude which, even in my boyhood, was one of my distinguishing characteristics. The Captain of the Polestar Many of the distinguishing characteristics of the two regions are doubtless due simply to environment, even the difference in religion. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The Australian rivers have all distinguishing characteristics, which they seem to possess from their sources to their termination. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia That of the King of England is strongly marked by the duplicity which was the distinguishing characteristic both of himself and of his court as then constituted. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 Now, as in all diseases, the diagnostic varies according to the temperament, so my madness has its peculiar aspects and distinguishing characteristic. What is Property? It is easy to describe all the features one by one; but how is one to convey to any one else what constitutes the distinguishing characteristic, the essence of just that face?' The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories With these are to be included the distinguishing characteristics of the concomitant feeling-tones, e.g. their comparative calmness and their clear separation from the sensations which they accompany. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Urbanity and courtesy to the older members of the Bar, protecting and loving kindness to its younger members, and deep and abiding interest in the reputation of all, were among his distinguishing characteristics. 2d. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men If he didn't wag it off, he certainly absorbed its waggishness as a distinguishing characteristic of the "coming man"--the future Artemas Wards and Mark Twains of the race. Life: Its True Genesis If property is a natural, absolute, imprescriptible, and inalienable right, why, in all ages, has there been so much speculation as to its origin?—for this is one of its distinguishing characteristics. What is Property? He had been an unconscious disciple of Lord Bacon, inasmuch as the boldness inculcated by that philosopher had been the distinguishing characteristic of his conduct in all the operations of life. Charlotte's Inheritance Grace produced in him that wonderful and perfectly harmonious blending of gravity and affability, which was perhaps his most distinguishing characteristic. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales Elegance and strength—qualities rarely uniting without injury to each other, combine most perfectly in her style, and this rare combination, added to their classical purity, form, perhaps, the distinguishing characteristics of her writings. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 And this is the distinguishing characteristic of "The Merry Wives," particularly in the beginning. The Man Shakespeare Every object in the room was neat and orderly, and bore witness of that delicate precision which had always been a distinguishing characteristic of Phoebe. Lady Audley's Secret Nothing can more plainly show their distinguishing characteristics, nothing is so fully typical of the motive, the spirit of their lives, as their reverent observance of the Lord's day. Sabbath in Puritan New England I verily believe that if I spoke your speech, and you spoke mine, they would still find the distinguishing characteristics of each speaker unchanged. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 The imagination is the distinguishing characteristic of man as a progressive being; and I repeat that it ought to be carefully guided and strengthened as the indispensable means and instrument of continued amelioration and refinement. Literary Remains, Volume 1 One distinguishing characteristic of New Testament miracles is their economy of miraculous power. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts It was not merely as a humorist, though that was his great distinguishing characteristic, that Dickens obtained such unexampled popularity. The Canadian Elocutionist So, then, here stands, pathetically set forth before us, our Lord's true participation in two of the distinguishing characteristics of our weak humanity—subjection to physical necessities and dependence on kindly help. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV What is the distinguishing characteristic of his love? The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years In England we speak of America as "Brother Jonathan" in the singular number, without any fraternal feeling however, and consider it as one nation, possessing uniform distinguishing characteristics. The Englishwoman in America Neither very large nor very small, it had two distinguishing characteristics: it was a rowing college, and it was a college of lawyers. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 But, as I learned later, sincere and even affectionate cordiality was the distinguishing characteristic of the Brook Farmers in their relations with each other. My Friends at Brook Farm It is common knowledge that the distinguishing characteristic of the day is the zeal displayed by us all in hunting after Truth. Obiter Dicta Its distinguishing characteristics are variously described: by some its peculiarity is made to consist in the abstinence from personal satire and introduction of real characters, and by others in the abolition of the chorus. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature Except in picturesque old age, after being struck by lightning or broken by thousands of snow-storms, the regularity of forms is one of their most distinguishing characteristics. The Yosemite There are superficial similarities between the English and the French toy Bulldog, the one distinguishing characteristic being that in the French variety the ears are higher on the head and are held erect. Dogs and All about Them Perhaps his most distinguishing characteristic as a publisher was his unfeigned love of literature for its own sake. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 It is of prime importance to analyze ideational behavior so that it may be accurately described and satisfactorily defined in terms of its distinguishing characteristics. The Mental Life of Monkeys and Apes A Study of Ideational Behavior The boys were vastly amused by the curious antics of these little fellows, who, although not human, possess many of the most distinguishing characteristics of humanity, in their actions. The Young Trail Hunters Or, the Wild Riders of the Plains. The Veritable Adventures of Hal Hyde and Ned Brown, on Their Journey Across the Great Plains of the South-West Plants as Food-Producers.—The chief distinguishing characteristic of plants is one that the pupils may be led to think out for themselves by asking them what animals feed upon. Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf His wife usually accompanied him, and there was no doubt she enjoyed the trips, for she possessed, though in less degree, the same joy of the wilderness that was his own distinguishing characteristic. Three More John Silence Stories One of the distinguishing characteristics of that form of insanity is that, so long as the particular hobby is not touched, the patient appears perfectly sane. The Story of Louis Riel: the Rebel Chief This conception of individualism, enforced in courts of law against executives and legislatures, was wholly new and is the distinguishing characteristic of American constitutionalism. The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution The inviting openness of the Sierra woods is one of their most distinguishing characteristics. The Mountains of California Ornamental or polite literature, which, emanating from the taste and sensibility of a nation, readily exhibits its various fluctuations of fashion and feeling, was stamped in Spain with the distinguishing characteristics of this revolutionary age. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 Wealth had accumulated, and the comfort which is the distinguishing characteristic of New England homes to-day, was well established. Anne Bradstreet and Her Time It is the peculiar and distinguishing characteristic of Chinese history that the people and their institutions have remained practically unchanged and the same from a very early period. China There she would have ample opportunities of practically learning the lesson of the cross, and at the same time of consolidating the virtues which were to be the distinguishing characteristics of her sanctity. The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation This romance has a second distinguishing characteristic, for Brown surpassed contemporary British novelists in taking his readers into the open air, which forms the stage setting for the adventures of Edgar Huntly. History of American Literature Modern history may conveniently be defined as that part of history which deals with the origin and evolution of the great distinguishing characteristics of the present. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. In our discussion of first principles, we set down a high degree of unity as one of the distinguishing characteristics of works of art. The Principles of Aesthetics But on the other hand it is a distinguishing characteristic of the Greek age that the ideal formulated by thought was the direct outcome of the facts. The Greek View of Life It is probable that such a vital change was not entirely due to conscious art in a poet whose distinguishing characteristic is his very unconsciousness. The Lay of the Cid This may have been a survival to some extent of the chanting which was the distinguishing characteristic of the speech of the Second Race. AE in the Irish Theosophist Stevenson's two distinguishing characteristics were his courage and his determination to be happy as the right way of making other people happy. The Sea Fogs The distinguishing characteristics of aesthetic expression observed by us—the pleasurableness of the medium, the enhanced unity—serve intuition as that has been described by us. The Principles of Aesthetics The distinguishing characteristic of the Pacific type is a wet season, extending from October to March, and a practically rainless summer, except in northern California and parts of Oregon and Washington. Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall Huge organizations, both political and economic, are one of the distinguishing characteristics of the modern world. Political Ideals For the purely intellectual conception of the contingent cannot produce any synthetical proposition, like that of causality, which is itself without significance or distinguishing characteristic except in the phenomenal world. The Critique of Pure Reason And this bent always tends, as I have said, to take them out of their class, and to make their distinguishing characteristic not their Barbarianism or their Philistinism, but their humanity. Culture and Anarchy There are certain distinguishing characteristics of aesthetic expression all of which are in harmony with the description we have given of it. The Principles of Aesthetics Its slightly ascending spur, its three widely spreading seed vessels, and the deeply cut leaf of from five to seven divisions are distinguishing characteristics. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors The distinguishing characteristic of Buddhism was that it started a new line, that it looked upon the deepest questions men have to solve from an entirely different standpoint. Evolution and Ethics Yet, save for the one general feature of magic and impossibility, the dreams of each human being, of each age of man, have their own distinguishing characteristics. Youth This inability to take the narrowly personal point of view is, perhaps, her most distinguishing characteristic.... The Story of Wellesley But the especially distinguishing characteristic of Fair Oaks since coming into the possession of Hugh Mainwaring was the general air of exclusion pervading the entire place. That Mainwaring Affair He was not well informed upon the subject of schoolma'ams, but he had a hazy impression that late rising was a distinguishing characteristic—and he did not know how late. Rowdy of the Cross L The distinguishing characteristic of the Marquesan islanders, and that which at once strikes you, is the European cast of their features—a peculiarity seldom observable among other uncivilized people. Typee But the most distinguishing characteristic of him is, that he is a disputant, and higgles over an argument. Sophist SOCRATES: But when I had only opinion, I had no conception of your distinguishing characteristics. Theaetetus I have my doubts," remarked Francesca; "a liking for personal service is not a distinguishing characteristic of New Englanders; they are not the stuff of which maids are made. Penelope's Irish Experiences Rather, his distinguishing characteristics were diligence and neatness. Dead Souls |
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