"His ratings are bigger!" Shine was kidding, but his joke was based on a serious truth, and one that no one at Fox News can afford to ignore: the network was built on Bill O'Reilly's ability to draw a crowd.
Thus, the initial decision should be based on a serious consideration of whether one's lifestyle truly lends itself to owning a dog that is, whether a dog would be an asset rather than a liability.
Boxed warnings are most often based on observed serious adverse reactions (i.e., clinical data) or, in some cases, based on anticipated adverse reactions [i.e., an expected adverse reaction based on pharmacologic action of the drug (preclinical data)].
Mr. Bush's strategic policy is based on a serious internal contradiction.
EU discussions of freedom of movement in 2003-04 were based on little serious research.
"All my films are based on very serious and dramatic subjects, taken from real-life stories," he once said.
"The employee in question was discharged based on multiple, serious complaints about her behavior," the company said in a statement.
"While this bill represents a well-intentioned effort to accomplish this laudable objective, I am constrained to disapprove the bill based on the serious technical flaws and ambiguities".
The old rules "were based on a serious misinterpretation" of federal law, said Dan Riedinger, a spokesman for the Edison Electric Institute, the industry's main trade group.
