Sentence examples for a somewhat serious from inspiring English sources

A somewhat serious man of some depth and wide interests, he was left with few regrets.

For his part, Mr. Stewart struck a somewhat serious note during the rally's finale, appealing for bipartisanship.

She had strong features, a high forehead, wise hazel eyes and a somewhat serious manner that gave way, now and then, to a dazzling smile.

One may compare, for example, The Empire Jamaica P 259, in which a collision was caused by a 'blunder in seamanship of... a somewhat serious and startling character' (Sir Raymond Evershed MR at p 264) by an uncertified second mate.

Respondents were asked to rate seven different environmental issues – from climate change to loss of biodiversity – as being either a "very serious problem," a "somewhat serious problem," a "not very serious problem" or "not a serious problem at all".

But if all this makes Edmund de Waal sound like a somewhat serious cove, he isn't, and nor is he remotely judgmental: deeply engaged and thoughtful when he's talking about his work, the rest of the time there's a kind of antic playfulness about him.

He was English and a member of a somewhat ridiculous, somewhat serious cycling club not far from London called the Old Portilians.

According to this week's Economist/YouGov poll, 80% of Americans consider the increase in the price of petrol a very or somewhat serious problem.

Pew found that from July 2006 to April 2008, prior to the recession, belief that global warming was occurring declined from 79percentto71percentcent and belief that global warming was a very or somewhat serious problem declined from 79percentto73percentcent.

"So, this is just a somewhat playful, somewhat serious attempt to just raise that issue and get people talking about it". The initial plan was to create a steel-based design rather than resort to imagined futuristic materials, in order to prevent others dismissing the scheme as pie in the sky, he adds.

Terrorism: 74% of New York and 70% of Boston respondents consider terrorism to be a very or somewhat serious concern at present.