Furthermore, the main characteristic of the French political system remains - weak parliamentary rule.

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Yes I think that what we have, the main characteristic that's required of us when we engage in something like the struggle against terrorism that presently occupies us is not just courage but it's endurance.

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The change is a true quantum leap, a death and re-birth, and the main characteristic of the new system is that it can handle the fluctuations, the input from the environment, that overwhelmed the old system.

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Forrest Gump was O'Donnell's affectionate nickname when he played for Celtic, in honour of his tireless running - a characteristic of the film's main character, played by Tom Hanks.

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The main symptoms are severe coughing fits which, in babies and children, are accompanied by the characteristic "whoop" sound as the child gasps for breath after coughing.

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