The writer, Ian Parker, needed to read her new novel, The Casual Vacancy, before doing his serious, perceptive best.
The European Union's environment commissioner, Margot Wallstrom, admitted the deal had serious gaps.At best, then, the Bonn deal is only a start.
They did so aware that, once they strayed into intellectual, political or physical pursuits, they would be punished, regarded as an oddity among their sex since these were serious pursuits best left to men.
And in the last year, Reynolds and Liljedahl have been on a serious roll, besting a fleet of 111 other boats to take last spring's Star world championships shortly after winning the United States Olympic trials.
The Roman Actor is considered his best serious play.
This is fluid, rigorous, serious cinema; the best kind of adult movie.
"The unprecedented challenge before us remains serious, and our best experts remain fully engaged to help Japan," Jaczko was quoted as saying.
We all have our "to-do" lists, and there is a modern, sophisticated form of the list that is as serious as the "best of... ...... list is frivolous.
And with multiple nominations for his 2009 film Up in the Air, Reitman must feel he's got a serious shot at best picture, director and adapted screenplay.
