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Solemn, sober-sided, dutiful George V – Prince William's great-great grandfather who reigned from 1910 to 1936 – was the first monarch to acknowledge his peoples' passionate relish for their sports and pastimes.
Royalty has finally become wedded to the national sporting obsession | Frank Keating 2011
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Though Clay viewed himself as infinitely more brilliant and politically dexterous than the stolid and sober-sided Polk, he lacked a crucial political attribute that Polk had in abundance: discipline.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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Though Clay viewed himself as infinitely more brilliant and politically dexterous than the stolid and sober-sided Polk, he lacked a crucial political attribute that Polk had in abundance: discipline.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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In a similar vein, Cartier premiered Calibre, a sober-sided steel watch, also 42mm.
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Though he took his art with the utmost seriousness, he wrote about it in a way guaranteed to leave sober-sided folk cold: "For my part, my first concern is to do what pleases me while trying above all to express my personality; and my second is not to be a bore."
The Smiling Genius 2010
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Abundant data indicate that it is a very reasonable policy prescription, one recommended by many sober-sided pragmatists.
Fearing The Reaper: QE2, The 1970s And Rerunning The 1930s Ralph Benko 2010
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Yes, there were the usual celebrities — by and large, a sober-sided, serious, well-informed lot.
Capital Conversation: Politics and Power Myers, Dee Dee 2009
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Yes, there were the usual celebrities — by and large, a sober-sided, serious, well-informed lot.
Capital Conversation: Politics and Power Myers, Dee Dee 2009
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Yes, there were the usual celebrities — by and large, a sober-sided, serious, well-informed lot.
Festive Correspondents' Dinner Brings Out Obama's Only Flaw: Todd S. Purdum Purdum, Todd S. 2009
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Tim Russert did a “Meet The Press” program last Sunday in which a bunch of gray-haired, sober-sided guys -- Senator Sam Nunn, Senator Richard Lugar, Senator Fred Thompson, Lee Hamilton, and Tom Kean of the 9/11 commission -- basically all agreed that we are in danger.
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