I would almost characterize their efforts here as obstruction of the President's efforts.

The ads lack the rancor that has characterized the paper's past efforts to attract American readers.

At a news conference, Ms. Manella declined to characterize the Government's efforts as "a sting operation."

With four times the seating and three times the staff, it had less of the warmth and intimacy that characterized their earlier efforts.

After a year as Commissioner, he characterized the Sanitation Department's efforts as "below rock bottom."

An operations executive from another major trade publishing house characterized Holtzbrinck's efforts as courageous, saying he preferred to watch to see how they fared.

The exchange illustrates the uneasiness and even outright anger that characterize France's recent efforts to confront its wartime past.

Many sources characterize ShoreBank's efforts as overwhelmingly inspirational and successful.

This was part of the purges that characterized the 1930s as well as Stalin's efforts to submit all marxist institutions to himself.

The sides remain far apart; some close to the negotiations characterize the county's efforts as a "cramdown" that provides little for the note holders.