By contrast, only 14percentt said they gave serious weight to opinions expressed by e-mail.
"In such cases, there is a strong argument that federal courts should give serious weight to the executive branch's view of the case's impact on foreign policy," Justice Souter said.
A footnote in a 2004 Supreme Court decision on an unrelated Alien Tort Statute case referred specifically to the South African lawsuit, noting that there was "a strong argument that federal courts should give serious weight to the executive branch's view of the case's impact on foreign policy".
Because we're supposed to hope for the best and prepare for the worst, and a real scientific response would also give serious weight to the dark side of the curve.
Thio has argued that a court convened to determine whether the right to vote exists in the Constitution would give serious weight to the Minister of Law's pronouncements on the status of the right, as to agree with it would affirm rather than challenge executive or legislative power.
Serious thinkers have given serious arguments on both sides of this metaphysical question.
A reputation-rating system gives serious users' votes more weight; invited experts get even more.
Kilcullen agrees with most of the round-table that it cannot be that, but wants nonetheless to give it serious weight.
It is not easy, especially because, while it wants to give serious coverage to other serious contenders, it does not want to give undue weight to the real fringe candidates.
This gave serious doubt to her innocence.
Give serious consideration to a restaurant meal.
