| Females and males in non-breeding plumage are duller than breeding males, their backs mottled gray-brown rather than rufous. |
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| If there's one thing that's duller than an Academy Awards ceremony, it's the red-carpet dumbshow that precedes it. |
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| Dali is duller than Lijiang, but as I stroll around its streets, the sound of strange music draws me down a narrow lane. |
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| If the apple is placed in front of a bright background, it will appear duller than when it was placed in front of a dark background. |
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| The breast is brown with some vinaceous color but duller than the back. |
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| Deadline day, despite Sky Deutschland's best and yellowest effort, was even duller than usual in Germany. |
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| I'm not convinced: the breast, though pleasant enough, is definitely duller than the thigh, which offers a multitude of sensory pleasures. |
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| But counting blessings is duller than imagining cataclysm. |
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| Young birds are apt to be more spotted or streaked and duller than adults. |
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| A friend actually sent me a message the other day with an article from a newspaper which said Andy Murray is duller than a weekend in Worthing, which I thought was a bit harsh – on Worthing. |
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| Truth, on this occasion, is duller than fiction. |
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| Ye Gods, if you're glued to the screen in the hope of seeing two show-offs bonking under a duvet, your life must be duller than ditchwater. |
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