That day on the set, even with Mr. Labine's somber comments, certain elements worked against his being taken seriously.
The program includes an address book, but when you add a buddy, the somber Daria comments, "Great, another person who pretends they like you".
Outside the hearing, the parents of the other boys, all of whom declined to comment, seemed somber, though some were angry that their sons would be held for another night because they had not yet been provided with lawyers.
Advertisements have been placed on the Internet, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee assembled videos for targeted states that replay Mr. Obama's comments as somber music builds.
As a preamble to a night meant to reward scientific achievement, these comments were decidedly somber.
He rightly asserts that the major flaw in "Pink Floyd The Wall" is its almost complete lack of humor, then makes the astonishing comment that humor is something his somber songwriting never lacked!
The president's comments at the ceremony were in contrast to more somber remarks from Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, the Coast Guard commandant, and John F. Kelly, the secretary of homeland security, about the significance of leadership, character and the rule of law.
Judge Cassese could not be reached for comment in Italy, but the mood in the prosecutor's office after the verdict was somber.
Her comment came in answer to a question about why she and the Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, who have written four somber, calmly intense major works together, seem to be such sympathetic collaborators.
