1.   It was the usually somber former KGB colonel who got in most of the good lines.

2.   The forum was the usually somber gathering of finance ministers, bankers and economists at the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

3.   In a rare show of friendliness in the usually somber court, the two delegations greeted each other and shook hands after the emergency ruling was announced.

4.   Usually somber, he smiled when he received the yellow, blue and red presidential sash after being sworn in.