Auto shows are all about splashy designs, but the sedate yet solid characteristics of the Accord were a welcome reminder that lots of customers seek an accessible, get-up-and go car in their daily driver.

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The two mega-cap tech companies cranked out millionaires in their earlier days, but their share prices have been sedate for years now.

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The GT Speed has the same great shape as its more sedate base model, but a closer look reveals a lowered suspension and racy cues that we noticed etched in the body.

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But balancing the festive demands of gregarious young Asians with the more sedate priorities of older Iowans could be quite a struggle.

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An emergency vet was called to the scene to sedate the animal and enable the man to receive treatment but he died at the scene.

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Lara started off in sedate mood and allowed Gayle to play the attacking shots but once the opener was out, the captain began to hit out.

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The gliding gossamer ride of a BMW 7-series is astonishing, that's true, but the miracle moment slips away as the days pass, and the car begins to feel trifling and sedate.

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