But one group is about to challenge these prejudices - much as it has throughout its colourful life.

Kingsolver's narrative is a conventional account of a colourful life.

Despite a colourful life, de Lambray is perhaps known for a dramatic and mysterious death.

I look forward to your advice in due course and hopefully a more colourful life.

Jackson had what might be called a colourful personal life.

Men who cheat come across as though they lead glamorous, colourful lives.

He was known as the English Casanova, due to his colourful personal life.

Deckers never again reached the same success and continued to lead a colourful, but tragic life.

Snow did not skirt over Wellington's colourful personal life either.

First discovered in 1909, the springs have had quite a colourful life.