seriousness

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In a statement, the school said it treated reports of inappropriate behavior on the water polo team “with urgency and seriousness,” that it complied with mandatory reporting obligations and cooperated with law enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times

"We will focus on the things that make the biggest difference to daily life, and we will deliver them with the seriousness that government demands."

From BBC

These patchwork visions have a restrained, contemplative air that carefully weighs the seriousness of their themes without ever dipping into melodrama or titillation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite the seriousness of the case, this is the only part of it that has come to trial and took place in a court concerned only by misdemeanors.

From BBC

Esfandiari was sentenced to four years, of which three are suspended, the judge said, citing "the nature of the acts and their seriousness."

From Barron's