Sentence examples for serious test for from inspiring English sources

But this is a serious test for Ireland.

The 1999 Kosovo conflict was a serious test for NATO and divided people across Europe.

The bank's troubles are also the first serious test for Britain's new regulatory system.

The report constitutes a serious test for the Sri Lankan government.

That would be a serious test for the American-trained Iraqi military and police forces, which have not performed reliably in the past.

This will be a serious test, for the international community as well as China, especially since the historic evolution of any nation is not always linear.

This is the first serious test of leadership for what I call the Post-George Yankees — the Yankees who will be led by Steinbrenner's sons and a cadre of executives.

GE is a customer and they are going to do a large deployment within the next 12 months that will be a serious test case for the platform.

In announcing that Major League Baseball will conduct more serious testing of every player for steroids next season because more than 5percenttesteded positive this year, Rob Manfred, its executive vice president for labor relations and human resources, called the level of use "relatively low".

The fear is that, however balanced, it will be a bear pit of heckling and yelling: three main speakers from each side, with panels of five commentators and a spin room for yet more commenting behind the scenes – far too large a cast for any serious testing of the arguments.

And the new capital rules for banks, overseen by the Bank, are seen to have passed their first serious test – the vote for Brexit.