Kaizen has characterized Fidelity's quick response to its competitors.

As suggested, the opening scene characterizes both Max's objective surroundings and his subjective response to them.

He said the President would work to undo certain provisions of the law, but he characterized the Administration's response as still "a work in progress."

"I'd have to characterize his response as peremptory," the judge said.

Last week could go down as emblematic of the hesitation, half-fulfilled promises and confusion that have characterized the world's response to the Bosnian war.

"We don't use that word here too often down here in Texas," he said, electing to characterize his response in a different way.

This in-domitable cast of mind characterized both Benjamin's courtroom advocacy and his response to fortune's vicissitudes.

"He expressed worry about the arrest," the official said, declining to characterize Mr. Putin's response.

Mr. Gluck declined to characterize her response or to discuss the nature of her discussion with the police.

If disbelief characterized your response to the stories about the controversial new history textbooks in Israel, pat yourself on the back.