The Dolphins would probably try to trade Williams, although his mercurial behavior makes his trade value unknown, even though, at 27, he is still in his athletic prime.

Dr. Hamer's mercurial behavior has been a frequent source of embarrassment for Ms. Fields.

The child's mercurial behavior suddenly made sense.

This point was thrown away in almost cavalier fashion within along description of the girl's mercurial behaviour.

His flawed game and mercurial behavior throughout his Knick years have made him perhaps the most loved and loathed figure in recent New York history.

Spitzer's own mercurial behavior reliably colors the monochrome moments.

She was always there to contribute her lucid incoherence, which recalls Diana Vreeland, and mercurial behavior along the lines of Holly Golightly.

The picture is complicated, of course, by vintage variations and the mercurial behavior of wine itself - and by the purchaser's subjective judgments.

(By definition, mercurial behavior is characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood.)

"Apart from whatever anybody might say about Gifford's mercurial behavior, the board did not run a carefully controlled process," Mr. Steisel said.