Sentence examples for a serious test from inspiring English sources

Recently, though, Pearl Jam faced a serious test.

But this is a serious test for Ireland.

"This will be a serious test, and we're all aware of that," he said.

The gentle slope up to the Acropolis walls came on like a serious test of character.

South Florida will get a serious test Friday when it faces West Virginia.

The 1999 Kosovo conflict was a serious test for NATO and divided people across Europe.

But David Warner of Australia has developed from a Twenty20 specialist into a serious test batsman.

The report constitutes a serious test for the Sri Lankan government.

Which, granted, would be fleetingly amusing viewing, but not something you could regard as a serious test of anyone's mettle.

Peugeot has presented Mr. Hollande, a Socialist in his first year in office, with a serious test.

"Japan has never experienced such a serious test," said Takeshi Sasaki, a political scientist at Gakushuin University.