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It was not merely under the excitement of the sword-play that this fortitude was shown; it was shown in the surgeon's room where an uninspiring quiet reigned, and where there was no audience.

Bast": his conditions must be improved without impairing his independence; he must have a free library, or free tennis-courts; his rent must be paid in such a way that he did not know it was being paid; it must be made worth his while to join the Territorials; he must be forcibly parted from his uninspiring wife, the money going to her as compensation; he must be assigned a Twin Star, some member of the leisured classes who would watch over him ceaselessly

And Diana the ship sat, high-walled and as solid as an institution, on the smooth level of the water, the most uninspiring and respectable craft upon the seas, useful and ugly, devoted to the support of domestic virtues like any grocer's shop on shore.

The whole view, with the harbour jetties of white stone underlining lividly the dark front of the town to the left, and the expanding space of water to the right with jutting promontories of no particular character, had the uninspiring, glittering quality of a very fresh oleograph.

The analyst also keeps his Buy rating on Allergan, stating that while he "shares" investors' frustration with its underperformance, he sees the valuation on the stock as reflective of its competitive threats and uninspiring pipeline.

Scotland make slow headway along the road to redemption by following up their abject 3-0 defeat in Kazakhstan with an uninspiring 2-0 victory over San Marino in yesterday's Euro 2020 qualifier.

The sad thing is this was such uninspiring, bog standard travel fare I didn't even feel guilty for laughing when Julia's Bondi Beach trip was ruined by a downpour.

"At a time when the country is looking to the government for confidence and encouragement we get a dull and uninspiring budget from a dull and uninspiring Chancellor," IAG said in a statement.

A fine 88th-minute finish from Eder was enough to secure victory in an otherwise uninspiring game that leaves Sweden on the brink of elimination - although unambitious performances from either side did little to deserve more than the goalless draw that almost unfolded.

The Foxes began the season as one of the favourites for relegation, and their appointment of former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri to replace Nigel Pearson was seen as uninspiring by many critics.

The sad truth is that given those available, anyone taking a machete to Roy Hodgson's uninspiring squad selection could only have offered something equally uninspiring as an alternative.