seriousness
Example Sentences
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We need the intellectual seriousness to treat this as an empirical question, not something we can settle with dogma.
But South Africa has denied this, saying it treats "matters of data security with the utmost seriousness".
From BBC
Such quibbles miss the larger point: Bollywood is examining Islamic terrorism with a seriousness that’s long overdue.
John Pierce, commission director of enforcement at the Gambling Commission, said the size of the payment "reflects the seriousness of the failings identified".
From BBC
He treated a family child care provider in West Oakland with the same seriousness as he would a state legislator.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
