1.   But in a departure from the normally staid realm of academic debate, Professor Hoffman in December publicly disavowed the Nielsen report, saying that its conclusions were invalid.

2.   But it was his Scientific American column that made him a celebrity among normally staid professionals and stubbornly addicted amateurs.

3.   Even normally staid male golfers are teeing up the Lady Precept with slavish devotion.

4.   It is unusual in normally staid court proceedings to hear people referred to by their nicknames.

5.   The normally staid Johnson dropped his helmet, shocked that the pitch was a strike.

6.   The normally staid London Daily Telegraph was quite overwhelmed.

7.   This is one of those times when the normally staid league takes on the aura of a latter-day attack-terrier trust-buster.

8.   Untermeyer recalled a story the normally staid Cheney once told about campaigning for re-election in Wyoming.

9.   While they provoked raucous laughter in the normally staid courtroom, they seemed to confuse the issue about why they were called by the defense.

10.   Applause could be heard coming from inside the normally staid bank.