Corporate support for the arts is characteristic of the 80's.

But it is characteristic of an actor who was no author.

It seems to me this is characteristic of book writing these days.

The color is characteristic of the jump from 2s to 1s.

That is not characteristic of all companies in our industry.

The same two conditions are observed to be characteristic of news.

Bore came right to the point, as was characteristic of his kind.

But it was characteristic of him that he never really left anywhere.

"But this is characteristic of the way the scientific mind has worked throughout history."

Once again different behaviors are characteristic of male and female.