It is the dull duty of science to remind us of such banalities.
Hard to nail "The offer of not having to examine students or get involved in loads of dull administrative duties was just too tempting," he says.
Rowan Atkinson appeared among the London Philharmonic, looking annoyed at the dull keyboarding duties he was assigned.
From now onwards, the dominant theme of newspaper coverage was royal misbehaviour rather than duller seeming official duties.
This winter, cashmere — a word that formerly brought to mind dull sweaters bought duty-free at Heathrow Airport and pastel twinsets incomplete without pearls — is widely available, and newly fashionable.
As well as complaining about the lack of promised luxury goods and cars, many defectors said they became disillusioned by the dull nature of their duties, the brutality of the group, and the squabbling and in-fighting of the Isis leadership.
My duties were beyond dull, but I was BLESSED to have a decent job.
Others described their actual duties within Isis as dull and boring, complaining about the lack of actual fighting and the claims that foreign fighters were exploited.
"The duty is seen today as a dull anachronism," says former launch officer John Noonan.
Completely good police officers make dull viewing, which is why both Happy Valley and Line of Duty (season three starts this month) have central characters under internal scrutiny.
