Sentence examples for serious acts from inspiring English sources

They must take into account the risk of serious acts of violence against civilians, particularly women and children.

Dickens also argues that potentially serious acts of foul play need to be punished immediately to preserve the game's values.

He was charged with having "planned serious acts of violence as a member of a terrorist group with an Islamic fundamentalist background," the federal prosecutor said.

The soldiers are traumatised by war and so commit serious acts and crimes," said Mokuta Amdondo, the North Kivu military prosecutor.

"The department has been unaware of serious acts of misconduct by staff of contractors, as those contractors have not adequately fulfilled their reporting obligations".

Throughout the innumerable complications and technicalities of this case no Judge has ever expressed any doubt that they committed most serious acts of espionage.

THEIR APPROACHES Tilghman sounded serious, acted authoritatively and looked stern.

Ian McEwan's Saturday (Jonathan Cape) is a lovely and profoundly serious act of engagement with our age.

"It was the first serious act of kindness I'd experienced in the United States".

"This is serious – act now to avoid further action," it said.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who is alleged to have committed a far more serious act, will suffer more than public embarrassment.