Since Socrates, after considerable palaver, raised the poison cup of hemlock and escaped the indignity of public execution, modern nations have decided that a man under sentence .
Never mind the popular palaver about a good marriage as a source of bliss for the couple, security for the kids and stability for society.
Marcello Lippi in Sydney Morning Herald Every coach has his cross to bear, a player with public and press pressure behind him,added Lippi. "This doesn't create a problem for me and I don't give explanations because they cause more of a palaver than they are worth."
Chris Martin in Digital Spy I find it pretty embarrassing, all the palaver [over Jay-Z's booking],Martin said.
Tony Blair in The Canberra Times In an interview for Christmas Voices, Mr Blair says, "It would have caused such a palaver if I had done it while I was still in office."