Mr. McNeil, who characterized the decision as amicable, declined to discuss it further.
Mr. Bush was backed by independents who characterized themselves as conservative.
He called them an "effete corps of impudent snobs who characterized themselves as intellectuals".
He took issue with those who characterized geoengineering efforts as a Band-Aid.
"We are now like Philadelphia or Boston or Oslo," said Tony Clement, the Ontario health minister, who characterized the W.H.O.
"We do not accept these results," said Fazal Sancharaki, the campaign's spokesman, who characterized the numbers as fraudulent.
(Agnew, who derided people who "characterized themselves as intellectuals," himself used many intellectual-sounding phrases in his speeches).
McNabb, who characterized himself as "skeptical," predicted that the announcement would be met by "an uproar — outrage, anger, utter dismissal".
The effort impressed Manager Joe Girardi, who characterized Colon's command as outstanding.
Those who characterized the Pistol as a passing offense, or an option offense, were misguided.
The city's request drew opposition from some civil libertarians and Arab-Americans who characterized it as a possibly unconstitutional attempt to infringe on civil rights.
