Sentence examples for be serious for a from inspiring English sources

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But let's be serious for a moment.

But, to be serious for a minute, if you want a part of the action don't miss our report on page 10 – we are launching a two-year youth training programme, backed by the Government, to help those aged 19-25 without a university degree to pursue a career in the media.

Dr Evil's intervention here typified postmodern culture: ironic, knowing, quoting from a source that was already quoting from another source and – perhaps this the main point – thereby cannily making a packet for a film franchise that, if one can be serious for a second, really didn't warrant a third outing.

But let's be serious for a second.

But, to be serious for a moment, as far as we can tell the images are not stuck over an existing iPad billboard but have in fact been entirely created by "ad busters" having a little fun with the Apple campaign….

For the umpteenth time, he gently asked Alexie to be serious for a moment.

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"The issue of unemployment has been serious for a long time, especially among young graduates.

Horgan is serious for a moment: "I got very nervous about that scene.

For a moment, he is serious, and for a moment, I believe him.

Both were serious offenses for a population for which wandering off is a frequent problem.

That's serious money for a factory rolling out only 72 trucks a day.

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