Sentence examples for element of seriousness from inspiring English sources

However, he says, there is an added element of seriousness from a Buddhist perspective.

Mr. Wroe said, "In light of the stresses and strains of the present economy, it's added an element of seriousness and urgency to the negotiations, and put an undue strain on us all".

Yet he assures us that there's a small element of seriousness behind the silly, "or at least some satire of our celebrity obsession" when he introduces games like "What does Katy Perry's cat care about?".

But every joke has an element of seriousness.

Better by far that we have no Financial Reform Bill than a bill promising financial reform with no teeth nor an element of seriousness.

It's all about the politics in Washington, D.C. "I'm convinced now there is a new element of seriousness attached to this, rather than just trying to score political points".

His Beppo (1818) and Don Juan (1819 24) combined elements of comedy, seriousness, and mock-heroic irony.

"Naming it after Matthew Shepard adds an element of purpose and seriousness and respect in the award," said Rich Eychaner, a businessman in Iowa who finances the Matthew Shepard scholarship there.

The pointlessness of the trip is very much the point, but there's an element of "insert schtick here" that undercuts the seriousness that this very dark comedy has in its more adventurous scenes.

Fashionable, but with a hint of seriousness.

There were also flashes of seriousness.