be serious about
Example Sentences
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Rory Green, head of China research at TS Lombard, thinks Chinese leader Xi Jinping could finally be serious about making domestic demand a larger portion of GDP.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
“The U.S. needs Colombia if we are going to be serious about fighting crime and insecurity in the hemisphere,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
“It was very easy to do,” he later said of his self-deprecating portrayal, before admitting, “You know, the damn thing is, you got to be serious about making a picture.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
If biodiversity targets were not in place before 2029, then the government "can't be serious" about meeting its overarching goal of an improving picture for nature by 2030, he argued.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025
Ma watched me slice several pieces before I said, “Ba can’t be serious about the matchmaker.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
