11.   They left a stunning physical legacy in the pyramids, the enigmatic Sphinx and statues and other works of art that would define Egyptian culture for centuries to come.

12.   Though it starts somewhat slow and sloppily, it quickly builds into a riveting, sickening and unflinchingly candid overview of the violence that defines American culture.

13.   This is a shame, since the film is a serious if hopelessly rambling attempt to define that culture and to address many of the controversies swirling around it.

14.   With that move, I helped define nonmacho culture here.

15.   Yet in Britain, a country with a long colonial history in Africa, the question of defining African culture has stirred heated debate.

16.   Just as none of the variables define culture, none of them can individually support desired changes.

17.   Such programming choices have clashed with attempts by Communist Party officials to tighten their control over entertainment industries to guard their power to define culture.