be serious about
Example Sentences
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"China has built its success on executing a clear industrial plan -- it takes us to be serious about it," Lynas company's chief executive Amanda Lacaze told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
“You just have to go where something is if you really want to be serious about it,” Dunn said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 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
“Velma, really! You can’t be serious about this so-called miracle medicine.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
