Sentence examples for serious counting from inspiring English sources

At the first rehearsal, the crew were trying not to laugh as they watched the "slice and dice" action; but Bob and Peter were deadly serious – counting the moves, hearing the breaks in rhythm that would compose the sound design.

Government figures show that populations of 19 bird species that rely on farmland have halved since serious counting started in the 1970s - a decline conservationists blame on intensive farming methods, with insecticide and herbicide sprayed on to monoculture fields shorn of vibrant hedges.

The most serious counts against him carry mandatory penalties of life in prison.

The more serious counts carry up to 20 years in prison.

The most serious count carries a maximum prison sentence of seven years.

He could face life in prison if convicted of the most serious counts.

A state jury convicted Mr. McLaughlin of forgery and larceny, but he was acquitted of more serious counts.

If he is found guilty of the most serious count, he could face 25 years behind bars.

Officers Spaulding and Cari were charged with the most serious count, obstruction, which carries a maximum of 20 years.

Instead, the US government pushed on, seeking a controversial charge of "aiding and abetting the enemy" – the most serious count of which he was eventually acquitted.

The most serious counts are the manslaughter charges, but much of Thursday's argument to dismiss the case was spent on lesser charges.