| But there was, nevertheless, in the cast of the features, something that suggested rather more than staidness. |
| Yet, be it recollected that in all points of staidness, the club has nothing to fear, for its office-bearers are mostly married ladies. |
| There 143 is a curious formality and staidness about him and his companions which never degenerates into shyness. |
| She thought only of women of her mother's age and staidness, who wore bonnets. |
| For occasionally, Hanseatic staidness can strike back with a vengeance, especially when it's a matter of holding on to the all too familiar. |
| Indeed, Shiri's impassioned vocal performance clearly outstrips Lise's, with only a certain old-fashioned staidness of approach letting the song down. |
