BRADY: The boom also has attracted more residents to this once-sleepy town.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oil Boom Under Way In North Dakota] Reference

In the U.K., however, the once-sleepy business has become a hotbed of merger activity.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.K. Insurers Look Ready for Mergers] Reference

And the once-sleepy economies of China and India were starting to compete for that fuel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trader Hits Jackpot in Oil,] Reference

The wheeler-dealer from once-sleepy Augsburg was reputed to be the richest man in Europe.    From Wordnik.com.  [In This Picturesque Village, the Rent Hasn't Been Raised Since 1520] Reference

A once-sleepy summer training-camp landscape in pro football has become increasingly loony.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who Forgot to Turn Off the NFL?] Reference

He got the top job in 2006 and set about helping the once-sleepy reinsurer accelerate profit growth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Swiss Re CEO Steps Down; Losses Grow at Reinsurer] Reference

The result has been calamitous: Bad loans at five once-sleepy banks have snowballed into an existential threat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ireland] Reference

Just think that we are all viewing, if not taking part, in the awesome transformation of a once-sleepy downtown.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tale of Two Cities] Reference

The once-sleepy muni market has been hit by unprecedented turmoil in recent weeks, throwing out some terrific bargains.    From Wordnik.com.  [A How-To Guide] Reference

Reuters Chic, intriguing, never silly, Phoebe Philo's designs have helped revive C é line, a once-sleepy brand owned by LVMH.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brightest] Reference

This once-sleepy port of pearl traders and pirates is gunning to turn itself into one of the great capitals of the postmodern world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Monday, October 31, 2005] Reference

Indeed, designers 'willingness to show pajamas on the runway with a straight face reflects a shift in the once-sleepy world of menswear.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Pajama Look: Better in Bed?] Reference

Amid the turmoil in a once-sleepy corner of the mutual-fund world, investors are left wondering which money-market funds are safe and which are suspect.    From Wordnik.com.  [Money Funds Offer More Detail] Reference

Manish Swarup/Associated Press To see how the price of land has sparked new divisions, visit the waiting room outside the once-sleepy Jhajjar courthouse.    From Wordnik.com.  [India's New Land Rush] Reference

But in Argyle, a once-sleepy farming community strained by explosive growth from an influx of well-to-do suburbanites, the controversy has gotten vicious.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freaked Out:] Reference

Macau's casino boom has transformed the economy of this once-sleepy former Portuguese colony, which last year saw its real gross domestic product grow an estimated 13.2%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Macau's Cap on Builders Could Threaten Casinos] Reference

The luxury-resort boom brought windfalls to once-sleepy towns throughout the Rockies, as developers planned resorts with secluded homes and memberships to golf and ski clubs.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Idaho, Ski Resort's Promise Fades] Reference

Russians - into a once-sleepy, relatively homogeneous island.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

New hotel bars have woken up the city's once-sleepy night life.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

Tuna has been good for this once-sleepy South Australian fishing town.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

'Leapfrog' boomtown: Interchange a catalyst for retail projects in once-sleepy Grafton.    From Wordnik.com.  [Milwaukee Business News - Local Milwaukee News | The Business Journal of Milwaukee] Reference

All of these are interesting drivers and outcomes for the once-sleepy water utility industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [MSDN Blogs] Reference

The call has been given, and the scattered Darkspear tribe has begun to gather at the once-sleepy location.    From Wordnik.com.  [Azeroth Metblogs] Reference

That might be good for business, since the financial crisis has added some sizzle to the once-sleepy museum.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

The phenomenal success of the has brought heavy traffic to the area, angering some in the once-sleepy region.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Top Stories] Reference

Notwithstanding the nomenclature, Grotto is a fantastic addition to the once-sleepy northwest quadrant of Shaker Square.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cleveland Scene] Reference

He's also a college president who has transformed once-sleepy High Point University into a rising star in higher education.    From Wordnik.com.  [News & Record Article Feed] Reference

The phenomenal success of the Foxwoods casino has brought heavy traffic to the area, angering some in the once-sleepy region.    From Wordnik.com.  [WBAY Action 2 News] Reference

In Towanda, that means it's nearly impossible to cross the once-sleepy main street without waiting on a parade of tractor trailers.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

These liberal requirements have helped turn the once-sleepy agency into an essential component in the effort to revive the housing market.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. News] Reference

Just how huge becomes apparent during a swing through this once-sleepy frontier town at the base of the bush-covered Penha Longa Mountains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fast Company] Reference

They'd take him to the once-sleepy fishing village of Destin, Fla., which is now an upscale resort town of big boats, fine dining and fancy hotels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fore, right!] Reference

Most U.S. troops in and north of Seoul are scheduled to move to Camp Humphreys by 2012, but the massive expansion of the once-sleepy helicopter base has been slow.    From Wordnik.com.  [ROK Drop] Reference

The financial weakness of MBIA, the once-sleepy municipal bond insurer that decided to use its.    From Wordnik.com.  [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference