The overall character of his score is tuneful but not saccharine, daring enough to feel modern without being dauntingly intense.

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In such cases, a judgment is made about the overall character of a small cluster of streets, and it is classified accordingly.

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"But overall it is the character of the players and the other coaches that have brought the best out of the squad and we are sat comfortably in the top half of the table, " he added.

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So Mr Kerry is much more likely to make a choice based on the character of his campaign overall.

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Sure, we learn a few more details Vega left out (his friendship with a small child, the kind-of-sort-of romance with an Asari) but overall, it does little to expand upon Vega as a character.

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