11.   In time, he was expected to bring a fistful of World Series rings home and an era would be defined by his name.

12.   Its encyclopedic text, mixing farce and epic drama, elliptical poetry and eccentric fantasy, created a tragic vision of desire that defined an era.

13.   That is, we have defined this era by what it is not.

14.   The earlier era was defined by a rejection of prevailing social norms, from segregation to sexual modesty to name a few.

15.   The era was defined by the Vietnam War, of course.

16.   Which of the disparate threads of this time will be woven together by future historians to define the era?

17.   A French Canadian who fought for national unity and even sent troops into Quebec to quell separatism, his charisma and irreverence helped define an era.

18.   His charisma and irreverence helped define his era.

19.   That combination helped define the era of the soulster.