Sentence examples for have serious grounds from inspiring English sources

We have serious grounds to believe this was a provocation," Mr. Lavrov said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov countered: We have serious grounds to believe that it was a provocation.

Insult an idea or an institution, by all means, if you have serious grounds to do so; but not individuals: that is the bottom line.

The prosecutor's move to place Benzema under formal investigation — which in the French justice system does not confirm wrongdoing but means investigators have serious grounds for pursuing the matter — exposes Benzema to a lengthy period of doubt before the European Championship finals that France hosts next year.

But Mr Lavrov said: "We have serious grounds to believe this was a provocation.

One need not have serious grounding in science to understand the difference between methane and carbon dioxide.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking after talks in Moscow with his French counterpart, said that he had "serious grounds" to believe that the gas attack confirmed by UN inspectors on Monday was a "provocation" by rebels.

Mr Lavrov has said that Moscow has "serious grounds" to believe the attack had been a provocation by rebel forces.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow has "serious grounds" to believe the attack had been a provocation by rebel forces.

But Russia's Sergei Lavrov said Moscow had "serious grounds" to believe the attack had been a provocation by rebel forces.

Syria's ally, Russia, rejected the argument, saying it had "serious grounds" to believe the attack had been a provocation by rebel forces.