seriousness

Example Sentences

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Around him orbits a constellation of classmates - caustic, thoughtful, restless - who debate Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, Karl Marx and the price of cigarettes with equal seriousness.

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Labour MP Rachael Maskell, who was also at the meeting, said the prime minister has "the opportunity to prove he has understood the seriousness of the situation".

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Lily’s eyes widen as I explain the seriousness of caring for a pet pineapple.

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I have never sought to dismiss or diminish the seriousness of the offences for which he was rightly convicted.

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He added: "We did not know the extent of the seriousness of what had gone on. When we knew the seriousness of what had gone on, we took action, because we were outraged."

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