In it, he describes with characteristic eloquence his time with the President and the extraordinary individuals within his inner circle.

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The use of the "sus" law was a characteristic of the time.

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Finally, a gold standard produces trust in the dollar because gold has the unique characteristic of maintaining its buying power over time.

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It's characteristic of the American people to help others in time of such severe need.

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It was characteristic that when he greeted his flock for the first time, Pope Francis blessed them, but only after he had asked them to pray with him - and for him.

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If this characteristic is true, and assuming late 2011 as roughly the time when substantial momentum had begun, then the next three years is a make or break time for data science.

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All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time.

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At this time of year, Mr. Jefferson would close his correspondence in words dry enough to be characteristic of him, yet somehow convivial enough to be thinkable in the mouth of Mr. Pickwick.

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It is an interesting triple "coincidence, " which probably evolved over time, that our eyes are most sensitive to yellow-green light, which happens to be the characteristic color of sunlight as well as the color that can most easily be transmitted through the Earth's atmosphere.

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