Mr. Finn's Jewish identity is also a defining element in his work.
In Europe, most rape legislation still involves force as a defining element.
Before I did that exercise, I never would have zeroed in on "performance" as a defining element of my identity.
The Liberal Democrats, unlike Labour, have consistently cited the Iraq war as a defining element in the election.
That stretch goes some way toward capturing a neighborhood whose residents cite harmonious diversity as a defining element.
Crisis, in fact, became a defining element for more than one artist's work in the Eastern Bloc -- which has only strengthened the concept of art's need to respond.
If enacted, the rule could shutter hundreds of coal-fired power plants and stand as a defining element of Mr. Obama's legacy on fighting climate change.
During the next 10 years, Mr. Alcantara's music, chiefly for synthesizer, served as a defining element in Miss Muller's sleek, fast-paced style.
It is also likely to stand as President Obama's last chance to substantially shape domestic policy and as a defining element of his legacy.
Five days after the Bush inauguration, the Senate confirmed Mr. Darman as budget director by a vote of 99 to 0. He was soon negotiating a budget, with Mr. Bush's pledge not to raise taxes a defining element.
We're not so much inclined anymore but that is a defining element, just as another defining element of Norton that is beginning to fade is publishing works in psychoanalysis and psychiatry for the layman.
