11.   Gulder is a lager more in the traditional pilsner style, with a firm malt flavor and a distinctive Saaz hop character.

12.   Hancock was a big, burly guy playing a distinctive character whose presence was missed.

13.   It would compete in a far larger market, but in doing so it might sacrifice its distinctive character.

14.   Luckily for us, just such a trove of distinctive new characters had been uncovered by Neil Landman of the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

15.   North Hatley, however, owes its distinctive character to another group of Americans who arrived after another conflict.

16.   Over time, however, the groves that lent the region its distinctive character receded, giving way to shapeless urban sprawl.

17.   Some wine regions in California confer a distinctive character that sophisticated tasters can identify and articulate.

18.   That kind of result indicates to me that many merlots lack a distinctive character.

19.   The blend of Indian, Spanish and Anglo cultures gives the community its distinctive character.

20.   The downtown took on a distinctive Latino character, anchored by small businesses catering to Hispanics.