Staid

A plaque reads “PLAYING CARDS” in gold letters against a staid shade of dark green, next to a stylish double door flanked by a pair of bright-red flags.

Are you bored of driving the same old staid, practical cars?

Inside, by contrast, the atmosphere was decidedly staid.

It’s that sort of glitzy world that Tucker now finds herself in as she seeks to boost the rather staid image of the Journal.

Staid and calm, this is an oasis of Icelandic creativity.

Staid office spaces are now vibrant studios.

Within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam make up what is known as the CLMV club – the last group of countries to join the bloc once noted for staid unity and as a bulwark against communism.

Drawing unusual applause in the often staid Security Council, all 14 other members voted in favour of the resolution which "demands an immediate ceasefire" for the ongoing Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Yet, the council members—like most mind-in-the-cloud liberals—appeared staid and polite, intently listening, as the loathsome harpies seized the microphone during the comment session.

But in the staid world of Brussels diplomacy, this is a clear message.

But supercomputing skills are in shortening supply, something Dekate refers to as the workforce "greying," in the wake of a generation of developers going to splashy startups rather than academia or the more staid firms where HPC is in use.

If the material here about the Beatles’ collision with the old and staid is full of insight and humour, the chapters that deal with well-known stories do not fare quite as well.

It must’ve been very exciting for someone who probably had lived a pretty staid and boring life.

It’s not only Mr. Thomas’s artistic touch that stands out to him but his vision for remaking a staid garment into something that Mr. Kogi believes has not been seen before.

The energy, directness, likeability, and larrikin spirit sorely lacking in a staid industry where his rival networks are run by a lawyer and a financial controller.

The whole thing was a little more staid than events we’ve seen in the past, but that didn’t keep BTS fans on Twitter from being psyched about it anyway.

With timeless lines and a staid (if somewhat boring) interior, we give it 8 out of 10 here.

But people who are used to more staid network control panels will impressed.

It’s a delicate balance — Thanksgiving is all about tradition, so you can’t mess with the classics too much, but you don’t want things to feel staid.

Its latest ad boasts that, today, The promotion juxtaposes color shots of players manifesting “loudness” with black and white photos of staid players from the distant past.