In the past two years, Singapore has been racing to change its staid image.
Sure, comparing a cyclical growth company with staid utilities is a bit of apples-to-oranges.
It has lost its edge in design: many of its handsets look staid and dated.
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The business, says Lando, used to be staid and predictable, consisting of lawyers writing licensing deals.
With their staid institutional clients, funds of funds have helped to tame hedge-fund managers.
But some young workers may be turning towards a staid financial life out of necessity.
The central reason for such a staid online presence is the need to protect his image.
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He tears up staid old Moscow in a car chase and turns routine C.
The Kardashianization of the staid Wall Street Journal is Kataclismic, katapulting Kim into the financial mainstream.
Even Wedgwood, a byword for staid conservatism, has just launched two new ceramics ranges by contemporary artists.
Some analysts praised his speech Thursday for using folksy language, a rarity in India's staid political scene.
Under his leadership, executives shook up Tribune in ways that often clashed with its traditionally staid management.
Obama and Romney, which offered a contrast to the staid, button-down appearance China's leaders strike at home.
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It was a sweeping space in white and cream tones, and it single-handedly revived the staid shopping street.
Ministers admit that treating lap-dancing clubs like staid coffee shops is a loophole, says the Local Government Association.
He also wants to build a bridge between the staid old campaigners and the rest of black America.
This history is celebrated and preserved, but it is a stark contrast to the peaceful, even staid, community of Lexington today.
He is creating massive advertisements for the new JC Penney, altering perceptions of the previously staid department store group.
The week concluded with both candidates moving from the serious stage of the debates to the less staid platforms.
Even for staid tax advisors, many may be tired of repeating it all.
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It's a bit daring, given golf's staid ethos, but it's fun and the brand has killed in the marketplace.
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Both these glitzy additions to staid Melbourne have brought millions into Victoria's coffers.
All the more disappointing, then, that the outcome should verge on the staid.
In short, though very white and staid, Fargo seems to be just interesting enough to lure back young professionals.
The usually staid art market for 19th-century European paintings is quietly taking off.
Results are more transparent, and wealth managers (as opposed to staid life insurers) tend to trade at relatively attractive multiples.
The agricultural processing stocks are volatile, bouncing around with commodity booms and busts, and making the overall market look staid.
After graduating from the Harvard Business School, I went to New York City and entered the staid world of investment banking.
Crew men looked a bit more staid, despite the pair of pastel purple pants that popped up halfway down the line.
Even staid accountants have caught the entrepreneurial buzz: the annual staff turnover rate at Price Waterhouse's local software-services group is 25%.
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