In many democracies, the country's public character is determined primarily by the culture and identity of the majority of its people.
But the son did carry his father's formality into public life, a character trait accentuated by something detected by Charles Bartlett, the veteran political reporter from Chattanooga who observed Tennessee politicians for more than six decades.
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The American people can be proud to have a public servant of her caliber and character representing our country.
What we are far less sure how to do is to take seriously a public figure's seemingly admirable character and professions of higher purpose.
She said the HLF was "delighted to support the work to conserve and restore its unique character while helping the wider public to appreciate its significance".
In "The East, " about an anarchist collective that plots revenge on corporate entities it feels are harming the environment and public health, Ms. Page's character, Izzy, is wounded in one of the group's targeted attacks.
To help combat the spread of the virus among young children, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that it is re-releasing a series of public service announcements featuring the popular Sesame Street character Elmo.
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Pembrokeshire National Park woodland officer Celia Thomas said the authority had been contacted by some members of the public concerned that felling trees would detract from the character of the ancient oak woodland.
Appointed to the editorship at the age of 37, he could easily have had a second career in business or politics, but eschewed them for a very public role in journalism that somehow showed little of his character.
Tony Banks is a parliamentary character who has made more impact on the general public than most of his colleagues, with his "man of the people" image.
The names and addresses were then communicated to a team of researchers, who started browsing public websites in search for information they could feed the Dave character with.
Even better for a public avid for novelty, Allen Ginsberg turned out to be a character, a bald-headed bearded lump in sandals, never short of a lively opinion and, if there was a photographer around, happy to play the buffoon.
Whether the people he has surrounded himself with see their positions as a public trust or as a prize in a lottery will ultimately determine the character of Gus Dur's government - and his place in history.
This is where the public are invited to get involved as one of the incarnations of the main character.
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The public's perception of Ms Tripp as the scandal's most sinister character stems from the fact that she has been suspiciously close to many breaking White House scandals.
Moreover, in poll after poll, the Israeli public expresses its patriotism and its desire to strengthen and preserve the Jewish, democratic character of the State of Israel.
This is a Fantasy and totally out of character for the hard driving former trader, who has honored us by his public service.
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Despite the increased public profile that comes with the ownership of a Premier League club, Abramovich remains a mysterious character.
If Senator Lieberman will, himself, be more accurate about its wellsprings and character, he will make an even more vital contribution to our national security and public safety.
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BrassRing had jumped to an early lead in recruiting software, and with an eye on the public markets, the company spent freely on acquisitions and publicity stunts--like creating a character, Joboo the eGhost, who embarked on a three-month, 8, 000-mile journey in the JobooMobile.
Perhaps, when all the public ideological posturing is done, and they are through attacking both their opponents' arguments and their character, they quietly concede to themselves that facts really do matter.
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Not long after news of his passing went public, Apple fans and users everywhere started using the Apple logo as a simple, one-character memorial to the man who made it all possible.
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