Using a different and broader set of characteristics, the McKinsey research indicates otherwise.

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The term refers not to a single variety of trust but to a set of characteristics that can be incorporated into various types of trusts.

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Last year's draft had its own unique set of characteristics.

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Within that constituency, interviewers were then told to find people with a given set of characteristics--ie, a certain proportion of men and women, of blue-collar and white-collar workers.

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And while it used to require a certain set of characteristics to thrive as a bully, the internet makes it simple for almost anyone to graduate from cowering weakling to kicking virtual sand in the face of friends and strangers in no time.

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But it'll take some time to dial in and get up to speed because they've got different controls on the steering wheel, different settings, a different set-up, and different characteristics of aero balance.

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What many analysts expect to see is the emergence of a set of "best practices, " endorsed by both regulators and industry, that are tailored to the specific characteristics of the diverse basins across the country.

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And SpringLeaf set out to find investors that could appreciate the unique investment characteristics of its proposed drug-device combination.

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In his new book Grow, Jim Stengel profiles the characteristics of companies whose long-term success has been based on their commitment to a purpose and set of ideals beyond making money.

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