11.   In movies even more than in life, politics defines character, and the result is a crop of deliriously lampooned conservatives.

12.   In opera, it is the musical setting that propels the drama and defines the characters.

13.   In the simple shorthand of sitcoms and commercial film, the characters are largely defined by single, easily identifiable traits.

14.   In the most memorable shows of the past, jobs helped shape and define the characters.

15.   It is he who inspects the fish, defines the character of the restaurant and determines the success or failure of the dining experience.

16.   It is he who inspects the fish, defines the character of the restaurant, and determines the success or failure of the dining experience.

17.   Not only was Longo happier with his new Johnny, Gibson felt the actor helped define the character as never before.

18.   Often you feel that her choreography defines the characters more specifically than what they sing or say.

19.   Similarly, he shows her that by employing only a few gestures to define a character, her performance will gain the continuity of a well-constructed dance.

20.   Such physical gestures can help an actor define character, says Julie Harris, who studied with Strasberg at the Actors Studio and who makes naturalism onstage look easy.