The third is that many of these firms have developed a distinctive style with huge international appeal.

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Simmons and McDaniels developed a distinctive style that was sparse and heavily rhythmic, and that often had a sly sense of humor.

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One of the pleasures of great mysteries is that the plot functions as an armature on which the author hangs descriptions of fascinating places and intriguing characters, all of it written in a distinctive style.

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The book's territory is covered dutifully, with no evidence of a distinctive style, but never explored in ways that might have given the audience access to the workings of Katniss's mind, or the stirrings of her soul.

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Bringing together renowned Sennheiser technology, innovative materials and revolutionary design, the new CX 890i ear-canal headset features a glass-like finish with metal detailing to create a distinctive, minimalistic style.

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Yet this is far from the first time his distinctive style of political satire - a fixture of national newspapers and magazines for decades - has been the subject of intense debate.

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The 74-year old, who seems to have slowed down his creative output only marginally since his retirement last year, is currently working on a computer-animated short for his museum -- a rapid departure from his studio's distinctive, hand-drawn style.

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It was Louis Sullivan's apprentice, Frank Lloyd Wright, who endowed Chicago with its most distinctive style, the "Prairie School", from a small studio in Oak Park.

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It has all the flair of a late-90s Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla or Nissan Sentra, without any distinctive design features to attract style conscious buyers.

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