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The phrase "are often characterised by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe common features or traits of a subject in a general context.
Example: "The species are often characterised by their vibrant colors and unique patterns."
Alternatives: "are frequently defined by" or "typically exhibit".
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The first stages of the disease are often characterised by denial.
Personality disorders are often characterised by a person's odd, destructive behaviour that can be distressing and upsetting to those around them.
Patterns of employment are often characterised by temporary, part-time or short-term work, and this is certainly the case for young care leavers – if they are employed at all.
Vine, 47, whose standup sets are often characterised by streams of one-liners, beat off competition from Mark Watson, who wisecracked: "Always leave them wanting more, my uncle used to say to me.
Discussions of New College of the Humanities (NCH) are often characterised by as much heat as light, so I appreciate the thoughtful analysis Sylvia McLain advanced on the network this week.
Part-time programmes, meanwhile, are often characterised by the high numbers of applicants drawn from their immediate surroundings - a contrast to the celebrated international mix of many full-time MBA cohorts.
Local council elections are often characterised by low voter turnout at the best of times, and the lack of any exciting campaigns one way or another is likely to have left many people underwhelmed by the whole process and unenthusiastic about turning out to to vote.
A minority of comprehensives and academies are successful, but these are generally sited in areas of affluence where house prices in the catchment areas put them beyond the reach of aspirational working-class parents and as a result they are often characterised by having low numbers of pupils who receive free school meals.
Emerging science and technologies are often characterised by complexity, uncertainty and controversy.
In MPS patients, the long bones are often characterised by several alterations.
Deepwater gravitational settings are often characterised by active structures at, or near the seabed.
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