Sentence examples for were characteristic from inspiring English sources

Perseverance in struggle and the courage to be were characteristic of Margaret Thatcher.

The spirit, and the dedication to winning, were characteristic of him.

The Assad tattoos, he pointed out, were characteristic of some of the regime's rougher loyalists.

The latter were characteristic of contemporary Etruscan cities.

Felix Adler's remarks at the laying of the school's cornerstone were characteristic of his continued social activism.

McEnroe's temper tantrums, invective, and "racket abuse" were characteristic features of his performances.

Rich colours, including red, bluish purple, and emerald green, were characteristic, as was softly toned gilding.

Purity and exactness within the Palladian tradition were characteristic of his execution of plans.

What were some of the activities and idiosyncrasies that were characteristic of Mr. Hussein during his 25-year reign in Iraq? d.

In such paintings as Min-Oe (1951) Twombly devised bold, symmetrical compositions, which, he suggested, were characteristic of both primitive and classical art.

Those were particularly crude reactions but they were characteristic of the distance that separated India and America for much of my life.