If the church cannot offer a message more spiky and distinctive than social democracy in a clerical collar, it will fail that test.
But the Nordic crime writers understand that the more interconnected the world is, the more people crave a sense of place the more distinctive and unusual the better.
Graeme Hardman from Nicholls and Clarke - the builders' merchants who have been producing the keys and locks since day one - estimates that more than a million of the distinctive keys are in use.
Now, Dr Charters has set about trying to help growers in the Champagne region decide the future of their industry, notably the trend towards smaller, more distinctive brands that reflect a particular "terroir" -- the combination of climate and soil composition that gives a wine its character.
Among improvisers, it is hard to think of anyone more distinctive than Jan Garbarek, a Norwegian saxophonist who has permanently expanded the scope of jazz to include Nordic traditions.
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As in-room connectivity becomes more widespread, what was once seen as a distinctive feature to attract discerning customers is increasingly regarded as a necessary service.
Pavan Varma, the director-general of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, also thinks that in at least one respect the middle class of his own country behaves more like members of its elite than as a distinctive group of its own.
Will he opt for a distinctive right-wing coalition with which he might feel more ideologically comfortable, but will put him on a course of collision with many of Israel's friends around the world?
Nothing is more important to television and other revenue streams for universities than creating a winning and distinctive brand.
So for you to develop as a truly distinctive leader we will need to focus less on what you do for a living and focus more on what you see for a living.
Clothed in sheepskin throws with bells around their waists and sporting distinctive hats embellished with sprigs of evergreen, two to more than thirty ringers swagger in groups behind a guide carrying a small evergreen tree.
Next to Morrison, Manzarek was the most distinctive-looking band member, his glasses and wavy blond hair making him resemble a young English professor more than a rock star, a contrast to Morrison's Dionysian glamour his sensuous mouth and long, dark hair.
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