"They sort of identify with the ordinary working man," says Arthur, the Sun photographer.
I sort of identify as a bassist — it's a personality thing.
Anyway, even if you're not, these fictional rich people have adorable problems that you can sort of identify with, and you sort of feel rich by osmosis-empathy.
Think of all the people in the short stories you've read over the past 20 years: so many mildly depressed characters who were sort of like you, trudging morosely through lives that were sort of like yours, coping with existential problems you could sort of identify with.
TD: In a way, I sort of identify with the Russian dissident writer type, who, in spite of adversity, is determined to speak his mind.
Being used to the convention of a band having a "sound" or a "style," your mind craves some kind of uniformity, some sort of identifying pattern.
When you place the brand in a different context, the discussions are about buying a handbag as a way of sort of identifying yourself and aligning yourself with a certain idea of lifestyle.
Label the wires with some sort of identifying mark on masking tape wrapped around each wire.
For switches: Label the wires with some sort of identifying mark on masking tape wrapped around each wire.
