"That's characterized by a shrinking space for freedom of expression".
Their voice was ludic, that is, characterized by playfulness and derision, and it was the only political voice they had.
Douthat's column adds moral ugliness to the intellectual dishonesty that's characterized the right's furious response.
The diagnosis was preeclampsia, a disorder that is characterized mainly by the sudden onset of high blood pressure during pregnancy.
Ms. Collins said she deplored the "sluggish initial response that was characterized by a confusing lack of unity of command".
Newspeak, propagandistic language that is characterized by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings.
That has made him unusual in a hothouse business and technology culture that is characterized by serial entrepreneurs, few of them walking away after either success or failure.
Confrey was a star of novelty piano, an outgrowth of ragtime that was characterized by complex syncopated rhythms, adventurous harmonies and fanciful embellishments.
Hoodfar suffers from myasthenia gravis, a rare neurological illness that is characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of the muscles and requires specialized care.
Many residents, he said, object to the development, but, he added, it has saved a place that was characterized as "a disgusting desert of empty warehouses".
Downtown, he created a number of plays, including "2 Samuel 11, Etc.," that were characterized by extreme sexual content (simulated sex and masturbation) rarely seen in theater.
