"Looking at a black line all day, every day gets awfully dull, " he said.

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Likewise the rather dull budget speech the next day.

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Every day, thousands of people are forced to sit through dull, flat PowerPoint slide decks.

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One day before China's big moment, the Olympic opening ceremonies, a dull haze hung over Beijing.

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