Writers of so-called serious fiction shared one dominant characteristic - their fiction was first and foremost about themselves.

Some audiences or readers may project themselves into this character, if no dominant characteristic of the everyman prevents them from doing so.

It embeds the single most dominant characteristic of a city; its networked character perpetuated by information technology.

As a dominant characteristic in the soil, the permafrost also influences the degree to which water percolates into the soil.

Especially in the early years of the breed's history, some inbreeding occurred, both by accident and design, which served to reinforce the dominant characteristics of the breed.