Vinexpo turns this normally sedate city into an American-style convention town.

A 20-year retrospective is drawing record crowds at the normally sedate National Portrait Gallery in Washington.

But but for the normally sedate Swedes, such a demonstration apparently qualifies as pandemonium.

Municipal politics are normally sedate, with several leading members of the council and community such as businessman Pete Glover taking turns annually as mayor.

Carriages and people on horseback began to become more frequent, and the normally sedate citizens began to move more rapidly.

During the next five hours, nearly 200 people jostle for food and drink in the normally sedate dining room, which usually seats only 60.

So the normally sedate village election is heating up.

His normally sedate housekeeper was actually wringing her hands.

The Princess's normally sedate diesel engine gave a low scream and shot forward.

"A slap for the Serb Hitler," the normally sedate newspaper Milliyet said.