Sentence examples for retained serious from inspiring English sources

Its chief executive, Dermot O'Gorman, said he retained "serious concerns" about Australia's long-term conservation plan.

He is the only former rebel to have retained serious power in government.

It is understood, however, that the commission retains serious reservations about the filming of intimate care procedures.

Therefore, constructivist theory argues that we can expect students to retain serious misconceptions if instruction is not specifically designed to elicit and address the prior knowledge students bring to class.

The Ecologist has always retained its serious reputation, and has been involved in some notable campaigns.

A few institutions have retained the "serious deviation" clause from the old regulation.

At the other end Leicester, who blew away Derby in such emphatic fashion last time out, were kept on the back foot by their hosts for long spells but retained a serious threat with the pace and direct running of Jamie Vardy, David Nugent and wing duo Lloyd Dyer and Anthony Knockaert once again prominent.

Moyer went 16-7 with a 3.71 earned run average for the Phillies this year, retaining a serious work ethic and boyish enthusiasm.

Tottenham Hotspur retain a serious interest in Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez, while Cardiff have tabled a bid worth around £3m for the Portuguese centre-half, José Fonte.

#creepingsharia twitter.com/feministpirate… — $hnu Strangeways (@feministpirate) April 16 , 2012While the notion of "creeping Shariah" may have become a joke on Twitter, it retains a serious place in the rhetoric of many groups in Europe as well as in the United States.

The extent to which Tottenham failed to recover from Thursday's Europa League match in Ukraine is arguable but, whatever the reason for a distinctly sub-par performance, the fact is this was a defeat Spurs almost certainly could not afford if they are to retain a serious chance of qualifying for next season's Champions League.