An xray, if performed at this point, would show something that's very characteristic of anthrax, that is, a mediastinal widening, the lymph nodes under the lungs.

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In addition to his business success, Les exhibited another very American characteristic: effective charitable giving.

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In fact, productive optimism can be a very healthy leadership characteristic.

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One characteristic of information crimes is that very few of them are detected.

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Like the 2010 and the yet to be released 2012, the overriding characteristic of the vintage is a very small crop.

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What Mandela saw in Achebe was the characteristic that inhabits all great literature: details that seem very particular retain their uniqueness in the hands of a great writer.

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