Sentence examples for serious-mindedness from inspiring English sources

They are Attlee adjectives: attention (as opposed to attention-seeking), modesty, serious-mindedness, application.

Its impeccable serious-mindedness is nothing to scoff at; what some saw as ponderous now seems merely prescient.

A lot of that serious-mindedness can be attributed to how Ms. Flores, 49, has raised Kevin and his brother, Ashton, 13, despite their tumultuous childhoods.

His drily funny commentary can't hide a serious-mindedness, and he encourages, rather than undercuts, the reverence in which his once-anarchic comedies are now held.

Recent examples in the Guardian demonstrate that Omielan, Pascoe and Christie all write with style and personality; and to varying degrees, their standup is underwritten by a serious-mindedness, and an urge to communicate, that bodes well for their books.

Because of Carracci's illness and death, Albani took over many of the landscapes, including Landscape with the Assumption (c. 1604), and completed them in the Bolognese style of a carefully arranged landscape that creates an effect of solemnity, balance, and serious-mindedness.

Pat Spehar, the petty officer's father, said Thursday that his son had been a serious hunter — deer, elk and moose — and had a single-mindedness about accomplishing tasks.

Descriptions of the approach to involving stakeholders in decision making at the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence NICEE) stressed that "involving people is a serious business" [ 37], p. 59, and required open-mindedness as well as willingness to change and accommodate.

(Homophobia remains a serious issue, but the flood of young, international tourists is increasing open-mindedness).

Much of that can be put down to Paul's combination of single-mindedness and tactical acumen, traits which make the senator a serious contender in the emerging – and wide-open – race for the Republican nomination.

MS. ARIE is also aware that the high-mindedness of her music has created an image of her that is reserved and serious, even somewhat school-marmish.